Does Filipino Society treat Children Poorly?
Many were outraged when Willie Revillame goaded a child named Jan-Jan to dance in a macho dancer style. Even while he was already crying, he was still goaded to dance. …
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Tagalog vs English? Take the 30-word challenge!
I’ve always made the assertion that proficiency in the English language is the Filipino’s ticket to success. Being a good English speaker is the key to upward social mobility in …
Read MoreWhy do Filipinos grieve noisily?
It baffles me the way the furor over the execution of the three convicted Filipino drug mules in China reached the crescendo that we are seeing today. It’s as if …
Read MoreThe Big Con: The triumphant return of Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson
In Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale Jr (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) manages to cash more than $2.5 million in bogus cheques while eluding law …
Read MoreDear President Noynoy, being average is NOT being resilient
According to Philippine President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy), Filipinos’ resilience will see us through any crisis. Here’s what he had to say as reported in a Philstar.com news item: “Resilient? Yes, …
Read MoreCase studies of irrelevance: Drug mules and Ombudsman Merci Gutierrez
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Fact Sheet for the Philippines published in 2006, 16,000 Filipinos died violently in 2002. This means that in the five hours it …
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