Category: Culture

On being ‘Matapobre’: Why looking down upon the poor is not such a bad thing

September 29, 2015 benign0 45 Comments

More Filipinos should wholeheartedly embrace the Matapobre Philosophy. Stated in English, being matapobre is an entire way of life of looking down upon the ignoramus lot that infests Philippine society. And why not? There is much to be learned from the rich and very little to learn from the poor. Why elevate poverty to some…

Civics, Culture, Development, Media, Religion, Society

Filipinos’ addiction to shallow TV shows will cause their downfall

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Ilda 511 Comments

Recently, Filipinos have proven that if they work together towards a common goal, they will achieve it sooner rather than later. This was evident in the success of the hashtag #Aldub which is based on the names of the current most popular manufactured love team on television between Alden Richards and Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza….

Culture, Development, Media, Politics

Calling all Filipinos: Turn off the TV and start doing your homework!

September 29, 2015 benign0 54 Comments

It’s hard to tell if it is the timing of the phenomenal explosion of the AlDub fad or the simple fact that politics has just gone so far down people’s hierarchy of things to give a shit about. But just from looking at the sorts of things Filipino ‘netizens’ are tweeting about nowadays, politics and…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics

Destroying the Philippines’ social fabric one TV show at a time

September 27, 2015September 27, 2015 Add 49 Comments

Who does not love the word: serendipity (Kate Natividad’s Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza rock!)? It sounds like our Tagalog word: ‘suwerte’. Who wouldn’t want luck coming one’s way? I will be grateful to take it anytime. We should be grateful that from time to time we are afforded the opportunity to meet serendipity. I…

Civics, Culture, Media, Society

The Immorality Of Philippine Television

September 27, 2015 Grimwald 44 Comments

As of late people have been pestering me about AlDub despite the fact that I already explained, repeatedly even, that I did not choose the picture for my article about Philippine media and that the article itself has little to do with everyone’s favorite noon-time couple. However, that did not stop their steadfast defenders from…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Where Did All The Good Men Go?

September 27, 2015 Grimwald 12 Comments

Before we begin, let me ask you, how do you measure a man? I once wrote a succession of articles trying to define the meaning of “heroism” but now, let me ask you, how do you define being a good man in this day and age. After all, before you have yourself a hero, you…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Why I Think ‘Nice’ No Longer Works For Filipinos

September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 Grimwald 15 Comments

So, did you think the match was over? Did you think that I just had three scathing articles to offers? Well, guess what. It’s far from over. Believe me, I’m just getting started and you ain’t seen nothing yet. There’s a lot more where my last three articles came from and we’re barely even done with the introductions! So,…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

Don’t generalise, not all Filipinos are like that!

September 25, 2015 benign0 13 Comments

This is a common argument against opinion pieces that point out confronting observations about the collective character of the Filipino nation. The reasoning can be re-worded as a question like this: When someone asserts, say, that Filipinos are slobs, is this an unfair statement? It isn’t if one recognises that this statement is a generalisation….

Culture, Society