Category: Culture

Endemic corruption in Philippine society stems from a national Trust Deficit Disorder!

August 13, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

The public puts its trust in government officials to look after the best interests of the public. A very simple tenet. Yet it is one that seems to elude the fundamental sensibilities of Philippine society. When was the last time we rested assured that a Philippine government bureaucracy, bureaucrat, or official is doing its, his…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Will Pope Francis’s prayers make a difference to Typhoon Haiyan’s victims in the Philippines?

August 8, 2014 benign0 31 Comments

There is a world of difference between (1) making a quick visit to the Philippines, and beholding all the usual stock-standard confronting sights of impoverished Filipinos “bravely” scraping together a living and (2) growing up in the Philippines, and experiencing that poverty (either as a part of it or as an observer) everyday for many…

Civics, Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Religion

Why a Bongbong Marcos presidency in 2016 is unlikely

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 benign0 76 Comments

Many Filipinos will not vote for Bongbong Marcos for the same reason they voted for President BS Aquino back in 2010 — because of who their parents are. Whatever people of any camp say, that sort of thinking pretty much makes most Filipinos of the same ilk as far as thinking faculties go. That pretty…

Culture, Politics, Society

People constantly fiddling with their phones are such eyesores!

August 6, 2014 benign0 8 Comments

Considering that only the creme de la creme of Philippine society was invited to grace the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III, it remains quite remarkable that bad manners continued to baldly manifest itself in this chi chi occasion. Too bad for all those who…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Tech Talk

Can LeBron Really Relieve The Most Tortured City In Sports?

August 6, 2014 Gogs 3 Comments

“Cleveland, city of light , city of magic” Randy Newman “Burn On” The opening song to Major League (1989) I have no doubt that Pinoys know NBA basketball. I do doubt that many understand why “The Return” really is a big deal for the city of Cleveland. In the Philippines the…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Filipinos butthurt over training video depicting yakkety Pinoy nurses!

August 1, 2014 Kate Natividad 39 Comments

Is it me, or are Filipino nurses’ egos among the most unhealthy in the world? The recent incidence of Filipino butthurt involves nurses again! This time it is about an “offensive scene” in “It’s a Dog’s World”, a training video that “showed two Filipino nurses gossiping in Filipino in front of an American patient.” Wow,…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Filipinos need a radically NEW kind of nationalism

July 31, 2014 benign0 14 Comments

The epic failure that was the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III this week highlights a pressing need for Filipinos to come up with a new — more modern — form of nationalistic drive. What President BS Aquino essentially did this week was break the proverbial…

Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Society

President Noynoy Aquino and criticism: can’t live with it, can’t live without it

July 31, 2014 FallenAngel 6 Comments

Philippine president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino does not hide the fact that he does not like being criticized. He takes every opportunity whenever he speaks out in front of a crowd to express just how much and what he thinks of them; his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 28, 2014 was…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics

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