Category: Culture

Maid in the Philippines: Should Filipinos Abolish Brown Slavery?

May 29, 2016 zaxx 44 Comments

In many countries in the developed world, families get by without any need of domestic helpers (katulong). A typical family in the US or Japan will not have a stay-in maid doing the dishes, cooking, and laundry. And yet they are far more advanced, efficient and productive than Filipinos. Only in poverty-infested demographically skewed countries…

Culture, Society

Pinoys Really Need To Stick To ‘Principles’

May 29, 2016 Grimwald 52 Comments

“Principle.” A fairly simple word, isn’t it. Three syllables and about nine letters long. However, what’s sad is that it’s meaning is lost on a lot of us Filipinos. Thing is, it may sound simple but to put it into practice is something else entirely. So just what are “principles”? Well, to have principles means sticking to…

Culture, Politics, Society

Leni Robredo proclaimed ‘vice president’! Altogether now: ‘Ang bayan kong Pilipiiiinaaassz…’

May 28, 2016 benign0 20 Comments

Congratulations are in order for “vice president” Leni Robredo. At least the billions Uncle Peping spent yielded a bit of return-on-investment (ROI). The real question is a bit more confronting, however: Do Filipinos deserve the same congratulations for Robredo’s “win”? Think about it. Filipinos elected a prayerful widow to a top executive office. Again. What…

Culture, Politics

Secularism For The Sake Of Progress

May 27, 2016 Grimwald 18 Comments

Now, again, before I begin I would like to point out that that I am a practicing Catholic. This doesn’t mean I am a good person and that, on the contrary, I’m actually more than a little nasty. What it does mean is that I go to church on a weekly basis and pray as…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Religion

The mystery of why otherwise intelligent people support Leni Robredo

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 benign0 48 Comments

Why do smart people support vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo and proclaim her as “my VP”? Indeed, it is a mystery. Robredo’s only value-proposition to the Filipino voter is her being a widow and being an overall nice woman. Other than that, there seems to be no other basis to substantiate any conclusion that she…

Culture, Education, Society

The Pinoy Addiction To Drama And Why It Isn’t Helping The Country

May 26, 2016 Grimwald 41 Comments

Bimbo #1: “Why are you here? Don’t you know that this house doesn’t belong to you?” Bimbo #2: “I’m the real heir to your family’s fortune! We were switched at birth, don’t you know? Now, I’m here to take it all back, including my husband!” Bimbo #1: “No, you can’t have him! I paid so much to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Positive should never be used to cover the Negative up

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 ChinoF 21 Comments

In the recent elections, supporters from the sides of the Marcos and Aquino (Mar-Leni camp) camps traded barbs using one very typical argument: achievements. People defend Marcos saying, despite the father’s corruption and Martial Law abuse, he has achievements, such as infrastructure, 13th month, and more. The same is used by Aquino supporters, that despite…

Culture

Pinoys Are Unhappy Because Of Unrealistic Expectations

May 24, 2016 Grimwald 13 Comments

They say that Filipinos are a happy people. Well, I’m going to call bullshit on that because honestly, they may smile but the smile is either them pretending to be okay or worse, a sign of their own delusion. Their own way of convincing themselves that their problems will just solve themselves. To be honest, the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society