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He was humble, simple, and funny — three things that endeared him to the Filipino and made him the cultural icon that, specially in death, secured his place in Philippine history. In a country of celebrities-turned-politicians and divinely-anointed officials Dolphy was most famous for his seminal response to calls for him to run for office:…
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Seems like when the Dolphy also known as the Philippines’ King of Comedy died, the country’s sense of humour died with him. A tweet by social media sensation couple Jamvhille Sebastian and Paolinne Michelle Liggayu, “better known as the real life couple JAMICH” (according to the blurb on their twitter profile @ilovejamich) highlighting how their…
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小心一点 (Xiao xin yi dian) – Be a little bit careful, about what you’re saying. These words were reportedly presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda’s response to a commentary in a Chinese newspaper that the Philippines is orchestrating a plot to stir up tensions in the dispute over the West Philippine Sea, or South China Sea. Of…
Rodolfo Vera Quizon a.k.a. Dolphy has died aged 83 just short of his birthday on the 25th of July at the intensive care unit of the Makati Medical Center. He was taken there on the 9th of June suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and confined under intensive care since then. Dolphy is survived…
A friend of mine shared the following graphic apparently making the rounds on Facebook. It was posted on the Carlos Celdran page along with the caption “Love this map. Northwest Philippines. Haha. Kiss our 98 million asses, China. #China — with John Joey Ramos, Jason Alinsunurin, Jojo Garcia Dula, Michael Judd Rico and Emil Yap.”…
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It seems Filipino public servants are incapable of thinking outside the square when it comes to addressing the problems that plague the nation. Most of them rely on prayer to solve issues rather than apply science and technology — an approach that could actually yield permanent solutions. Take the case of the Chairman for Metro…
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“We’ll have a kid Or maybe we’ll rent one He’s got to be straight We don’t want a bent one He’ll drink his baby brew From a big brass cup Someday he may be president If things loosen up” Love Story by Randy Newman With the release this blockbuster season of…
I see these poignant prayers on Twitter every now and then. “God willing it won’t be traffic [sic] on Edsa today”. I’m pretty sure such prayers are uttered at least once per 1.3 person per day by the average EDSA motorist. That translates to hundreds of thousands of such prayer said each year in beseeching…
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