Category: Culture

3 Infuriating Myths About Family Life In The Philippines And Why They Need To Go

January 8, 2016 Grimwald 6 Comments

It looks like multiple contributors, commenters, readers and hapless bystanders are having a field day regarding the recent articles about HIV, the RH bill, contraception and, most importantly, sex. In that case, here’s a little something else to think about. See, one of the biggest problems in Philippine society isn’t that people don’t have values,…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

Public Health Advisory: HIV Outbreak In The Philippines

January 7, 2016 Grimwald 29 Comments

After reading Benign0’s latest article regarding the rise of HIV in the Philippines, I find myself both alarmed and disappointed in my own country. It’s just really sad how our government has essentially screwed its own people over without any real regard for their safety and welfare. Indeed, perhaps there really is some truth to…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society, The South

3 Things Pinoy Rom-Coms Seem To Be Hiding From Its Viewers

January 6, 2016 Grimwald 3 Comments

Now that you’ve read my latest rant about being single, it’s time we go to a different topic. While I did mention something about Pinoy romantic-comedy shows (or “rom-coms” for short), I failed to elaborate deeper into the erroneous or sometimes detrimental influences of our local rom-coms. Again, I need to say that there’s nothing…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Filipinos need to wean themselves off spoon-feeding

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016 benign0 13 Comments

The trouble with being spoon-fed is that you are at the complete mercy of the person wielding the spoon. Babies who are spoon-fed are fortunate because, in most cases, it is a loving parent who holds the spoon. Filipinos aren’t that fortunate. Filipinos are renowned for their addiction to spoon-feeding. Rather than go out and…

Culture, Development

What Does It Mean To Be A Man In The Philippines?

January 4, 2016 Grimwald 16 Comments

After writing an article lamenting the loss of good men in the Philippines, I come to wonder just what it means to be a “man” in our dear country. Ilda in this article here is asking if indeed a good number of men in the Philippines are suffering from a case of narcissism. Based on a…

Culture, Media, Religion, Society

Filipinos need to uphold a Deliver-Or-Die ethic like the Japanese

January 4, 2016 benign0 26 Comments

The deadline for the completion of the LRT (Light Rail Transit) Line 1 project (Baclaran to Bacoor) by the end of 2015 has passed and the promise issued by President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III that he and Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Secretary Jun Abaya back in 2013 will throw themselves under a…

Culture, Government, Society

4 Ways The Cycle Of Poverty Proliferates In The Philippines

January 3, 2016 Grimwald 48 Comments

It seems that Zaxx’s statements in his last article is earning quite a bit of attention from our readers, both positive and negative alike. While Zaxx’s proposals may seem harsh, I can safely assume that many of his opinions regarding that of squatters is because of the many problems they cause to society as a…

Culture, Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Alternative Media 16: The Witcher

January 2, 2016 Grimwald 4 Comments

Whenever the fantasy genre is mentioned in the Philippines, the first things that come to most people’s minds is stuff like Enteng Kabisonte or Panday. Of course, there’s the crowd who still remembers Encantadia well, but these are few and far between nowadays as there are more and more “pantaseryes” (fantasy soap operas) that come out on a near annual…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society, Tech Talk