Category: Culture

The Truth About The Parliamentary System, SM Baguio Pine Trees, and Paul Farol

January 26, 2015 P. Farol 10 Comments

Someone named Session Rogue tipped me off that a blogpost containing twisted and defamatory information about me is being spread around Facebook again and told me that I should set the record straight. And my initial reaction was, “What does my personal life have to do with any of the issues I am discussing?” The truth…

Culture, Development, Economy, Environment

Corruption, incompetence and foolishness under President Aquino exposed!

January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 Ilda 25 Comments

Why does God allow the corrupt and incompetent public servants to stay in power in the Philippines? I wish I had the chance to ask Pope Francis that question in person. But it would have probably confused him because the incumbent Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino, in his welcome speech to the Pontiff, insisted…

Crime, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Suicide And How You Can Help Prevent One

January 24, 2015 Grimwald 23 Comments

Okay, this isn’t going to be an easy topic to tackle but Tvtropes and Cracked both have their own page about suicide and what can be said or done to prevent it so I decided that it’s high time for GRP to have something similar. We all know that suicide is another issue that is somewhat uncomfortable to discuss…

Culture, Society

The Philippines: Trapped In The Past

January 23, 2015 Grimwald 24 Comments

It hasn’t been long but my friends and I just recently saw the film Land of the Lost, the one with Will Ferrell in it and the infamous scene with the giant mosquito. It’s actually a remake of an old TV series that used to be aired on Channel 5 as well, one that people of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Pinoys and Religion: Blind Faith Without Spirituality

January 22, 2015April 7, 2023 Grimwald 49 Comments

Pope Francis has left the Philippines after his much welcome concern for the less fortunate citizens of our dear country. But while his presence and intervention on behalf of the victims of poverty and Typhoon Haiyan was something to be appreciated, a question hangs in the air: Where do we go from here? Yes, the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Why was a private jet needed by government officials during Pope Francis’s visit to the Philippines?

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

Following the accident involving a private jet carrying top-ranking Philippine government officials that skidded off a runway at Tacloban City airport, Filipinos are now asking what those officials were doing there to begin with. Heading the team reportedly tasked “to ensure that the activities of Pope Francis in that city and Palo town would go…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

The Self-Defeating Principles Of The Philippines

January 21, 2015 Grimwald 66 Comments

I had written a rather harsh article here in GRP about the immaturity of many Filipinos and Filipino society in general. Indeed, I must agree with a few commenters that the article was rather extreme because it openly criticized the inherent issues of the Philippines. However, while I do admit that the article must have felt like…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Homophobia In The Philippines And Why It Persists To This Day

January 21, 2015 Grimwald 40 Comments

Homosexuality is probably one of the most polarizing topics of today. Just mention the subject in a given community and you’re likely to end up with two large groups with one being pro-gay all the way and the other openly demonizing the other as hateful sinners. If you’re lucky, you might get one or two…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society