Category: Culture

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

3 Traits Of The Aquino Family That Mirror Pinoy Dysfunction

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 Grimwald 24 Comments

There’s been quite a bit of talk after Kris Aquino recently announced that she will be leaving the country soon. Of course, this isn’t exactly the first time she has threatened to leave the country and, as a matter of fact, has done so countless times in the past. Just to name a few, she…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Should Proper Parenting, Spending, and Scheduling Be Taught in Philippine Schools?

March 18, 2016 zaxx 62 Comments

It’s amazing how the dysfunctional mindset of Filipinos permeates the entire society, and that it’s not just the monopoly of the poor and uneducated. You will encounter a supposedly professional licensed civil engineer making excuses for being late in his building project because they have a barrio fiesta, or a supposedly U.P. graduate squandering a…

Culture, Education, Society

Ill-mannered UPLB student cops online abuse from balasubas Durterte supporters!

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 benign0 25 Comments

Again another outrage fad is erupting and this time it centres around a student of the University of the Philippines Los Banos campus (UPLB) confronting presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte with some pointed questions recently. The media drama which climaxed with a spate of online bullying this student copped from furious Duterte supporters and the spectacular…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Society, The South

On Exclusivity, Discrimination And The Divisive Nature Of Pinoy Culture

March 11, 2016 Grimwald 22 Comments

“They’re not like you, why do you still hang out with them?” This was a question directed at me by a vendor near the entrance of our school when I was hanging out with the “special needs” students who wanted to talk to me about aliens and UFOs. These “special needs” students were deaf-mutes and, while they could…

Culture, Media, Society

5 Ways The Local Media Is Destroying The Philippines

March 11, 2016 Grimwald 33 Comments

“When will you ever stop attacking the media?” “What did the local media ever do to you?” “Don’t be such a killjoy!” “You’re just jealous and bitter!” “Why can’t you just let people be happy?” I’m pretty sure that a lot of you will be saying these exact same words after you finish reading this…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media