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Explosion of Joy or Explosion of Superficiality?

Posted on March 15, 2013January 15, 2015 By Gogs 23 Comments on Explosion of Joy or Explosion of Superficiality?
Explosion of Joy or Explosion of Superficiality?

 Philippine Daily Inquirer page March 14, 2013 A1     I have said many times mass media is simply a mirror to society. Mass media gives the audience what it wants to attract what they want. It is very uncomfortable to know as a practicing Catholic in the Philippines that our religious leaders are not…

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Culture, Media, Politics, Religion

Habemus Papam, et non ex Philippines

Posted on March 14, 2013July 25, 2013 By FallenAngel 9 Comments on Habemus Papam, et non ex Philippines
Habemus Papam, et non ex Philippines

“We have a Pope!…and (he is) not from the Philippines.” Too bad, Cardinal Luis Tagle did not make it, no matter how hard the Filipinos hoped and prayed. After Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, the Filipinos were ecstatic about the possibility of Cardinal Tagle becoming Pope, no thanks to the local media. Ahem, just…

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Culture, Religion, Society

Viva el Papa: Let us welcome new Pope Francis with modern minds!

Posted on March 14, 2013 By benign0 6 Comments on Viva el Papa: Let us welcome new Pope Francis with modern minds!

My Twitter timeline is all about the Pope nowadays. New pope! New pope! one Twittizen tweeted in tongue-in-cheek frustration. I spied a lot of emo reactions to the sight of the newly anointed Pope Francis (an Argentine) coming out of the Vatican conclave to look down on the cheering multitudes. How “blessed” he looked! Pope…

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Culture, Media, Religion, Society

How an MRT ride home inspired me to write about self-assurance, and its relevance to the 2013 mid-term elections

Posted on March 12, 2013July 25, 2013 By FallenAngel 79 Comments on How an MRT ride home inspired me to write about self-assurance, and its relevance to the 2013 mid-term elections
How an MRT ride home inspired me to write about self-assurance, and its relevance to the 2013 mid-term elections

If you ride the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) system in the Philippines, especially during rush hour, chances are you will not find anything to pleasant to say about it. The experience is harrowing, to say the least. The minute you line up at the platform, you will find the queues disorderly. Instead of sticking to…

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Civics, Culture, Development, Society

You cannot ‘educate’ Filipinos to vote wisely while encouraging them to buy stupidly

Posted on March 12, 2013 By benign0 12 Comments on You cannot ‘educate’ Filipinos to vote wisely while encouraging them to buy stupidly
You cannot ‘educate’ Filipinos to vote wisely while encouraging them to buy stupidly

To be credible, you need to be consistent. And if one is forced to use only one word to describe GetRealPhilippines.com I’d choose this one: consistency. Whether it be in politics or in day-to-day living, we are consistent in our drive to get Filipinos focused on the singular key to a successful life: thinking things…

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Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Society

The Aim of Politics is Ethics and Virtue, the Promotion of the Individual Self Worth and the Common Good

Posted on March 10, 2013 By Jose Mario de Vega 10 Comments on The Aim of Politics is Ethics and Virtue, the Promotion of the Individual Self Worth and the Common Good
The Aim of Politics is Ethics and Virtue, the Promotion of the Individual Self Worth and the Common Good

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle This humble paper is a counter-thesis to the prevalent negative and pessimistic view that there is no ethics in politics and that the idea of the ancient Greeks concerning politics is not applicable in our society or in…

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Culture, Education, Government, Politics, Society

Still Les Miserable Over Argo

Posted on March 9, 2013July 14, 2015 By John Bay 1 Comment on Still Les Miserable Over Argo
Still Les Miserable Over Argo

It’s been more than a week since the Oscars and more than a couple of weeks since I’ve seen two of some of the most talked about movies of the year. Two weeks, and I am Still Les Miserable over Argo. Having seen both Les Mis and Argo, I would’ve thought that Les Mis would’ve…

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Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

In ignoring Sultan Kiram, President Noynoy Aquino did treat him as a terrorist

Posted on March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 By Ilda 46 Comments on In ignoring Sultan Kiram, President Noynoy Aquino did treat him as a terrorist
In ignoring Sultan Kiram, President Noynoy Aquino did treat him as a terrorist

In a press conference, Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte insisted that Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary, Albert del Rosario did not call Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram III and his men terrorists. The problem with Valte’s statement is that, first, it is coming from someone who has lost much of her credibility. Most, if not all,…

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Culture, Government, The South

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