Category: Culture

Should celebration of Catholic masses be allowed in shopping malls?

July 16, 2012April 16, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

The archdiocese of New York City (NYC) recently implemented a ruling that puts an end to a 26-year tradition of the Filipino community in that city of celebrating their Simbang Gabi pre-Christmas late night masses at the Philippine Center in Fifth Avenue. Last December 2011, NYC Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan had allowed the masses to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Money Talks, Religion

Filipino cosplayer among Top 7 to follow on social media

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 benign0 19 Comments

Filipino Cosplay Queen Alodia Gosiengfiao was recently listed by Mashable among its list of 7 Cosplayers to Follow on Social Media feature. Gosiengfiao is a noted personality in the eclectic cosplay community in the Philippines and has broken into mainstream media trying her hand in TV hosting and appears in a supporting role in the…

Culture, Media, Tech Talk

The late Dolphy: the Filipino Filipinos were meant to be

July 12, 2012 benign0 13 Comments

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:…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Religion

Celebrity couple ‘Jamich’ burned over Dolphy tweet

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 benign0 28 Comments

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…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Scattered thoughts on the Scarborough scene: Chinese lessons, discretion, and showiness

July 11, 2012July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 39 Comments

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…

Culture, Government, Politics

Dolphy dies at 83, on the 10th of July 2012

July 11, 2012July 12, 2012 benign0 4 Comments

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…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Carlos Celdran tells China to kiss Filipino ass over Spratlys and Scarborough row

July 9, 2012 benign0 65 Comments

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 â€” with John Joey Ramos, Jason Alinsunurin, Jojo Garcia Dula, Michael Judd Rico and Emil Yap.”…

Culture, Economy, Government, Society

MMDA is living on a prayer instead of thinking about solving EDSA’s traffic problems

July 7, 2012June 19, 2013 Ilda 48 Comments

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…

Civics, Culture, Development, Government, Religion, Society

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