What it means to be truly proud to be Filipino
Who really wins a game, the star player or the team? Our star players — doctors, IT professionals, artists — are leaving in droves for a better life with the …
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Filipinos need to work on their ego
The Filipino mind is Philippine society’s greatest enemy. If you read Philippine publications, watch local talk shows on TV or even just peruse other popular collective Filipino blogsites, you can …
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The Philippine National Debate: the cheerleaders among us as a cheerleader President leads us
There is a big difference between being a mere cheerleader and being a true leader. Cheerleaders are able to whip up emotional fervor and lure people into spectacular but short …
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Philippine-China conflict: How did we come to be so dependent on Chinese imports?
Last weekend Governor Joey Salcedo of the Philippine province of Albay issued what on the surface looks to be a ludicrous proposal — that Filipinos “boycott” Chinese-made products. Salcedo made …
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Philippines: Stuck in reverse since Independence Day
A lot of Filipinos want to copy everything about the United States of America. From the form of government down to the style of music, Filipinos look to Uncle Sam …
Read MoreAre Filipinos individualist, collectivist, or just a bunch of moochers?
Labels are now the “in†thing among so-called “intellectuals†of the Philippine blogosphere. Some Filipinos who are actively participating in debates are suddenly identifying themselves as either libertarian, conservative, progressive, …
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Foreign direct investment: Are Filipinos up to the task of seizing opportunities served up to them?
Seeing foreign direct investment, cash handouts, and subsidies as the silver bullet that will cure chronic Filipino poverty? Think again. Lots of lessons are to be learned in what former …
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Philippine ‘Independence’ Day on June 12: a desperate claim to a false achievement
Guess what’s coming up: “Independence” Day. More precisely, it is the could-have-been day of independence unilaterally declared by General Emilio Aguinaldo back on the 12th of June 1898 that we …
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