Category: Culture

After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”

Posted on By ChinoF 11 Comments on After “Achievement War,” Yellows fail to Prove that their Admin was “clean”

The way the Duterte-Aquino “Achievement War” rolled a while back demonstrates the intellectual bankruptcy of political discourse in the country. Although I would hammer the Aquino side more, I maintain the point I made in my earlier article “Positive should never be used to cover the Negative Up” that achievements by politicians are not a…

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Culture, Government, History, Politics

The demise of Spanish culture and urbanidad y civilidad in the Philippines gave rise to today’s IDIOCRACY

Posted on By Ramon Ortoll 6 Comments on The demise of Spanish culture and urbanidad y civilidad in the Philippines gave rise to today’s IDIOCRACY

The use of Spanish words and terms in the vernacular is almost nil at this point with the new generation. Their parents didn’t grow up in households with older relatives from the generation where Español was the lingua franca of society. The mestizos are also disappearing from society. The third generation who managed to squander…

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Culture, Education, History

On how the politicisation of community pantries and ayuda contributed to Filipino mendicant culture

Posted on By Benedict Exconde 1 Comment on On how the politicisation of community pantries and ayuda contributed to Filipino mendicant culture

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Philippines, “bayanihan” has been a mainstay of Filipino culture, especially in the provinces. As someone who spent my youth in the province, I am not surprised whenever the friendly neighbors come over to our place to offer some of their food during the fiesta or Noche Buena or…

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Culture, Economy, Society

A confluence of Islamic extremists’ and Mindanao drug lords’ interests led to the Marawi City siege

Posted on By Ramon Ortoll No Comments on A confluence of Islamic extremists’ and Mindanao drug lords’ interests led to the Marawi City siege

My Professor in Communication Arts Marian Pastor Roces is at it again. Mass media and society was the course I took under her back then. As one who is deeply involved in showcasing Muslim-Filipino culture to the world, Roces takes it upon herself to carry the cudgels for the bakwit of Marawi. She writes in…

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Business, Crime, Culture

“Death by community pantry” is dead right!

Posted on By benign0 6 Comments on “Death by community pantry” is dead right!

It’s in the news and is all the buzz amongst the mutual high-fivin’ titas of Manila who are reveling in the idea that they have once again scored a Great Woke Cancellation. University of the Philippines Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa had recently tendered his resignation. News site Interaksyon “reports” that this was “after…

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Culture, Religion, Society

Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?

Posted on By benign0 20 Comments on Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?

The Philippines begs just like a scorpion stings. That’s just what the Philippines does. It begs. It begs for “foreign investment”. It begs for foreign “aid”. Begs for loans. Begs for military support. Begs for military equipment. Begs for International Criminal Court intervention. Begs for foreign employment. Begs for rice. Begs for tourists. Begs for…

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Culture, Development

Why the Yellowtards and communists failed to incite mass outrage over Duterte’s birthday lechon

Posted on By benign0 8 Comments on Why the Yellowtards and communists failed to incite mass outrage over Duterte’s birthday lechon

The monumental huffing and puffing over lechon (roast suckling pig) being served during a dinner to celebrate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s birthday at his home in Davao City seem to have all just emanated from members of the Philippine Opposition. Despite all that shrill noise, this most recent outrage fad they aimed to create seems…

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Culture, Lifestyle

Philippines, the sick man of Asia “again”? No. It ALWAYS HAS been sick!

Posted on By benign0 26 Comments on Philippines, the sick man of Asia “again”? No. It ALWAYS HAS been sick!

Certain “thought leaders” are issuing shrill commentary on the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns aimed to mitigate its effects. The fact is, most if not all countries are suffering from economic crises in varying degrees thanks to the brittle world order of intricately interdependent and interlinked economies created by “globalisation”….

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Culture, Development, Economy