Category: Culture

3 Big Reasons ‘Tuwid Na Daan’ Will Probably Win The 2016 Election Anyway

March 27, 2016 Grimwald 28 Comments

There was quite a bit of excitement over the second presidential debates not long ago. Indeed, I found it both fun and thought-provoking how some of the candidates, namely Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe, jostled against one another’s intellect and wit. It was also quite amusing and somewhat sad to see Jejomar Binay insisting that…

Culture, Media, Politics

The Pinoy Hype For Captain America: Civil War And Why I’m Disappointed By It

March 26, 2016 Grimwald 9 Comments

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt 2016 sure has quite a bit to show us with a huge lineup of superhero films. So far, we got a taste of Deadpool in February and we can only expect more with other titles like X-Men: Apocalypse and Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. More importantly…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Daang Matuwid: A slogan and legacy worthy of its president’s initials

March 24, 2016 rsurtida 30 Comments

I believe it was a quote by the late George Carlin that articulates it best: “I think Americans really show their ignorance when they say they want their politicians to be honest. What are these fuckin’ cretins talking about? If honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse!” He might as…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

3 SELFish Aspects Of Pinoy Culture That Prevent Progress

March 23, 2016 Grimwald 30 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, before I begin another scathing article, let me tell you that just about two or three years ago, I was afflicted with just about the same amount of selfishness as some of our most hated politicians of the LP today. Indeed, I’m willing to admit that back then, I was every bit…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Jejemon Culture: The True Cause Of Destruction Of The Philippines Today

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Grimwald 12 Comments

According to ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, culture dictates or at least takes a large part in the formation of one’s morals. If his words and writings are to be taken into account, having a culture centered around wisdom contributes to making one a productive part of society and, by extension, improving and strengthening a nation…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

The Tagalog language consists of words that hardly mean anything of substance

March 22, 2016 Add 94 Comments

Tagalog is a derivative of the Malay languages as Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasia Malaysia are. They are languages of experiences and emotions. They are NOT languages of the MIND as English, Spanish, German, French, etc, which are derivatives of Latin, are. Latin, in turn, derives its concept from Ancient Greek, which of course found its…

Culture, Development, Education, Media

Use of Tagalog and other native dialects should be banned from Filipino political debates!

March 21, 2016 Kate Natividad 40 Comments

I watched Round 2 of the presidential debates (dubbed #PilipinasDebates2016) last night. It was really entertaining! Mar Roxas was clearly on the run, chased by the disarming wit and articulateness of Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe. Vice President Jojo Binay was also pretty sharp and, for a guy who prepared notes but wasn’t allowed to…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics

The Light-A-Fire Movement was not Heroic

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 ChinoF 16 Comments

One nearly forgotten chapter of Martial Law history was revived with the recent death of a controversial figure of the time: Steve Psinakis, one of the leaders of a terrorist group called the Light-A-Fire Movement. It was a group of upper class people who decided that violence was the solution against Martial Law abuse, and…

Crime, Culture, Politics