Category: Culture

Why Filipinos are not ready to fully embrace ‘gay rights’

February 24, 2016 benign0 46 Comments

Any discission on the future of the “gay rights” movement in the Philippines has to start with the teachings of Filipinos’ Christian faith — because, at the moment, religion is stubbornly baked into Filipinos’ sense of identity. But, Christian teaching in general — and Catholic dogma specifically — categorically lists homosexuality and its derivative lifestyles…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Some Thoughts Spurred by the LGBT Discussion

February 22, 2016September 30, 2017 ChinoF 11 Comments

Manny Pacquiao stirred a hornet’s nest with what he said, but I’ll not talk about him, as he could have been used as a distraction from the discovery of a certain young lady receiving nearly P6 million annual salary from the SSS. But the issue did inspire some random thoughts and allowed me to resume…

Culture

Get Real Manny Pacquiao And Vice Ganda! You’re BOTH Naked Emperors!

February 20, 2016 Grimwald 25 Comments

I’m more than a little disappointed that there are still a lot of you who failed or outright refused the point of my previous article. I find it sad that, even when I made it clear what I was talking about, some of you still assumed all kinds of things and insisted that I was…

Culture, Government, Media, Religion, Society

Vice Ganda’s vulgar behavior damages the image of the Philippines’ gay community

February 20, 2016December 4, 2021 Ilda 69 Comments

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has been thrown in the spotlight after boxing champion and Philippine congressman Manny Pacquiao’s controversial statement saying they are worse than animals. While he received a lot of flak from people around the world and consequently got fired by his sponsor, shoe manufacturing giant Nike, Pacquiao also…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The rock we keep smashing our heads with

February 19, 2016 rsurtida 9 Comments

So much for “Pinoy Pride”. The real surprise was that a lot of people were actually caught off-guard and were taken aback by what Manny Pacquiao said. You’d think people expected some suave, smooth-talking sophisto who can weasel himself out of a relatively difficult question on national TV. He may be a good boxer, but…

Culture, Media, Religion, Society

The Local Media And Bobotantes Are ‘Worse Than Animals’ For Dooming Our Nation

February 19, 2016 Grimwald 22 Comments

Well, there goes the neighborhood ladies and gentlemen. It seems that everyone is having a heyday over Manny Pacquiao’s recent comments about his stance on same-sex marriage and his apparent insult towards the LGBT community by comparing them to animals and implying that they may well be worse. The LGBT community reacted accordingly and as one can…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Why Does the Philippines Even Exist?

February 19, 2016 zaxx 40 Comments

Why ask why? Well, as much as what, when, where, or how is as valid enough a starting word for an inquiry, I like to ask WHY questions because it makes us THINK. And I really encourage more Filipinos to get into the habit of doing so because it’s great cerebral-gymnastics exercise – being one…

Culture, Development, Economy, Society

Why Manny Pacquiao is better than Donald Trump

February 18, 2016 Kate Natividad 58 Comments

Why do Filipino Catholics live in sin? That’s a serious question. We all do, right? Most people I know go to mass every Sunday, say grace before meals, make the sign of the cross when they feel fearful or thankful, and, generally, regard themselves as Catholics. But here is what benign0 said in a recent…

Culture, Politics, Religion

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on A Foreign Blogger’s Poor Opinion on Filipino Food And What’s Seriously Wrong About Filipino Food Blogging
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
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