Category: Development

Angkas and the #SaveAngkas activist fad are parts of the problem, not the solutions

Posted on By benign0 4 Comments on Angkas and the #SaveAngkas activist fad are parts of the problem, not the solutions

The latest fashionable hashtag at the moment is #SaveAngkas. Angkas (a colloquial term for “hitch a ride”) is a motorcycle ride hailing and delivery service that is one of those modern-day jeepney-style solutions to systemic problems that could have been avoided if Filipinos exercised a bit more foresight and longer-term planning. The Philippine government is…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks

Why spending big bucks on nice things is a better investment than throwing money at the poor

Posted on By benign0 9 Comments on Why spending big bucks on nice things is a better investment than throwing money at the poor

The recent success of the opening ceremonies of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and, for that matter, the overall multi-million dollar investment in hosting the Games proves a point. Filipinos, and people in general — rich or poor — love to see and experience nice things. This is the reason the half-witted argument of choice…

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Culture, Development, Society

Is The Greedy Monopolistic Angkas Also Violating Philippine Foreign Ownership Laws?

Posted on By P. Farol 12 Comments on Is The Greedy Monopolistic Angkas Also Violating Philippine Foreign Ownership Laws?

We should throw Angkas on top of the pyre of online discussions generated by news of Chinese intruding into Philippine territory. Not only is Angkas getting very very special treatment from the Department of Transportation and the Metro Manila Development Authority — BEING THE ONLY MOTORCYCLE TAXI SERVICE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. Angkas is also a…

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Development, Government

The Best Metro Traffic Solutions: Rail Network Expansion and Decentralization

Posted on By zaxx 11 Comments on The Best Metro Traffic Solutions: Rail Network Expansion and Decentralization

After Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo’s cute little crisis-downplaying publicity stunt on taking the challenge to commute to work, the conclusion is: There is NO mass transport crisis plaguing Filipino commuters, since he was still eventually able to get from point A to B (except that it took him 4 hours from his home in Marikina…

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Development

Resistance to Jeepney Modernization symbolizes Filipino Primitivism

Posted on By ChinoF 23 Comments on Resistance to Jeepney Modernization symbolizes Filipino Primitivism

Our webmaster Benign0 and other bloggers have all mentioned how the jeepney is a symbol of the Philippines’ backwardness. Recently, efforts to improve it, or replace it with a better vehicle, met resistance from the likes of “transport groups” like PISTON and Manibela. What’s funny is how even celebrities and middle-class commenters insert themselves and…

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Culture, Development, Lifestyle

It’s time Filipinos DEMAND ACCESS to exclusive private subdivisions!

Posted on By benign0 27 Comments on It’s time Filipinos DEMAND ACCESS to exclusive private subdivisions!

The conversation surrounding the opening up of private subdivision roads to the public has been fired up again thanks to Manila’s increasingly desperate traffic situation. Indeed, it is one of those obvious solutions begging to be addressed. Big chi chi subdivisions create choke points at key entry point and junctions into and at Metro Manila’s…

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Development, Lifestyle, Society

Filipinos’ little experiment with Western liberalism has failed

Posted on By benign0 5 Comments on Filipinos’ little experiment with Western liberalism has failed

The writing’s on the wall. University campus “activism” in the Philippines has been discredited thanks to communist infiltration. An entire Opposition slate working off a hopelessly incoherent “liberal” platform suffered a catastrophic loss in this year’s elections. Holdovers of the 1986 “people power” revolution have been reduced to a laughingstock. And a shrill bid to…

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Culture, Development, Education

Change cannot be avoided. Stop thinking like VICTIMS. Refuse to be one!

Posted on By benign0 5 Comments on Change cannot be avoided. Stop thinking like VICTIMS. Refuse to be one!

Whether we like it or not, the Philippines is changing. Whether it is because current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is making good on his campaign promises or not, change will come to Filipinos. We need to put a stop to the traditional thinking that any one person, clique, or some sort of “god” is behind…

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Development, Society