Category: Culture

Why Carlos Celdran should go to jail for his 2010 Damaso stunt

January 29, 2013August 18, 2022 benign0 209 Comments

First I presented the facts surrounding the Carlos Celdran ‘Damaso’ circus in my previous article. Evidently, facts alone don’t resonate loudly enough in Filipinos’ ears nor get processed effectively within their limited intellectual faculties. So I shall state my opinion about said facts a bit more explicitly here. Carlos Celdran is entitled to express an…

Crime, Culture, Religion

Former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza’s Wobbly Stand Against the Manila Bay Reclamation Project

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 P. Farol 17 Comments

Second of a Series on Manila Bay When I used to go to work at the Department of Tourism and then at the Philippine Senate from 2003 to 2009, my drive to and from work would always include going through heavy traffic along Roxas Boulevard. Not once did I look forward to driving on this…

Culture, Environment

What does the Filipino want?

January 21, 2013August 22, 2013 FallenAngel 126 Comments

The Filipino desperately declares to the rest of the world that he is the best among the lot, yet the current political, economic, and social states of his country, the mannerisms of his people, and the quality of his thinking prove otherwise. What does the Filipino want? The Filipino claims that being a colony for…

Civics, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Philippine National Cringe: Ricky Lo interviews Anne Hathaway

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 benign0 203 Comments

Filipinos yet again are in the throes of a national cringe as a video of supposedly-veteran showbiz journalist Ricky Lo interviewing Les Miserables star Anne Hathaway makes the rounds in cyberspace. The video is a fine specimen of how the underbelly of the Filipino psyche is revealed when back-lit by the glitz of international celebrity….

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media

President Noynoy Aquino and opponents talk dirty while issues plaguing nation remain unresolved

January 18, 2013 Ilda 19 Comments

Itâ€™s campaign season again in the Philippines. Senatorial and congressional candidates are gearing up for the big day in May this year. The Filipino people can expect more mudslinging among candidates and less talk about policies between now and Election Day. Those who still bother with what some say is a farce activity will be…

Culture, Politics, Society

Genuine change? Something just doesn’t add up.

January 11, 2013January 29, 2015 Ms. Mike Portes 82 Comments

We all want change and change has to start from within one’s self and from the basic unit of society. My parents Â made me feel, that I can be somebody great without compromising discipline during the stage where practical reasoning is best developed. So remarkable are the developmental years of a child at the ages…

Culture, Religion, Society

Tax season na! It’s raining P****g I*a!

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 7 Comments

May kapatid akong tumatangis na tax computation/adjustment month na naman at masama ang loob dahil wala naman siyang nakikitang kapuna-punang pagbabago o maramdamang magandang serbisyo mula sa gobyerno. Kaya ang tanong niya saan napupunta ang binabayad niya? Sabi ko dapat sa debt servicing, infrastructure, public and social services pero Â “paramount” sa lahat, ay ang sosyal…

Culture, Government, Money Talks, Politics, Society

Racist letter vs American Canyon Filipino community in Napa County CA goes viral

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 benign0 47 Comments

A supposedly ‘racist’ letter directed against the Filipino community in the city of American Canyon in Napa County, California in the United States is making the rounds in social media. An image of the letter was first shared by a certain Derek Valencia on a Facebook post with the caption “Anyone else in American canyon…

Culture, Media, Society

Gabsboy
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"Tingala sa langit" "Tingala sa gobyerno" "Tingala sa Amerika" Learned
zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it