Category: Culture

Animals are better than homosexuals according to Manny Pacquiao!

February 16, 2016February 16, 2016 benign0 23 Comments

Filipino boxing champ and, now, candidate for a Senate seat in this year’s elections in the Philippines Manny Pacquiao has drawn ire from various quarters after issuing what has been described as “barbaric” views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Pacquiao cited his “religious background” as grounds for not supporting this lifestyle in an interview with…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Religion

It Is Not Our Language That Makes Us Dumb But What We Talk About!

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 Grimwald 13 Comments

Okay, before we begin, I’m pretty sure some of you will be wondering what an “idiocracy” even is. Well, in case it’s not obvious enough from the words that compose it, an “idiocracy” is a nation or state that is ruled by idiots. This is a kind of place where being an idiot is actually…

Culture, Media, Society

No More Idol Worship Please!

February 15, 2016 Grimwald 13 Comments

I am so tired but there are things that need to be said and they need to be said now… Well, it really looks like Manny Pacquiao is serious about running for senator and, more likely than not, he’ll probably win considering all the people who say: “He donated lots of money to poor people…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Original Sin And What It May Mean For Filipinos…

February 14, 2016 Grimwald 3 Comments

As the presidential election continues to get closer and closer, I write this article to give Filipinos a good idea on what I think is genuinely wrong with the country… What’s somewhat disappointing among Pinoys is that we tend to focus too much on individuals and their many wrongdoings rather than what actually pushes them…

Culture, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion, Society

Why Filipino politicians routinely get away with incompetence and criminality

February 14, 2016 benign0 9 Comments

There are no consequences — not for the Philippines’ most popular celebrity, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who is also a House representative in Congress. Despite holding the dubious distinction of being the top no-show in House sessions held in 2014, he remains a Filipino favourite. It may be just as well that Pacquiao has been…

Culture, Development, Education, Politics, Society

The Pinoy Obsession With Ghosts And What It Might Mean…

February 11, 2016 Grimwald 19 Comments

Ghosts. Yes, those things that many assume are dead people who are somehow still walking around. They come in many forms according to witnesses, from pretty ladies wearing white to headless priests in black. You see this kind of story just about anywhere in the world, not only in the Philippines. In Japan for instance,…

Culture, Religion

“Pilipinas Got ‘Talent’ Not Pilipinas Got ‘Awa’!”: The Way It Should Be

February 10, 2016 Grimwald 4 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very rare day when I find myself concurring with members of our local media, many of whom I openly disdain. Indeed, as some of you probably know, I usually go out of my way just to bash the local media and their constituents. However, just recently, my apprentice called…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Thinking beyond just “getting more young girls into STEM”

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 FallenAngel 8 Comments

In the United States, at least, bridging the gender gap within sectors and industries is a big issue. Simply put, American society is currently concerned with getting more young girls and women to go into fields of study/interest that are perceived to be traditionally male-dominated. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field happens to…

Culture, Education, Science, Society, Tech Talk, Technology