Category: Development

Dear PNoy: Your promise to throw yourself and Jun Abaya under a train is now due!

July 28, 2015December 13, 2015 benign0 20 Comments

Back in 2013, President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III made a promise before a huge crowd of yellow-shirted supporters. President BS Aquino promised that the LRT (Light Rail Transit) Line 1 project (Baclaran to Bacoor) would be completed in two years. Best of all, it’s all captured on video! As usual, President BS Aquino made…

Development, Government

PNoy showed what a sore loser he is in his 6th and last SONA

July 28, 2015July 29, 2015 Ilda 107 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino’s last state of the nation address (SONA) was pathetic. The captive audience had to sit through a series of blame-games, videos of individual testimonies mostly praising the current administration and, just when you thought it was over, the President enumerated all the people he wanted to thank for supporting…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

A Sunday Rant About Organized Religion

July 26, 2015 Grimwald 14 Comments

It’s a Sunday, I know. For many Christian denominations, Sunday is a day of rest. A day that should be spent with one’s family. However, with stuff that’s been happening as of late, I think I need to speak up again. Do take note that I do hold religious beliefs and would prefer to enjoy my Sunday…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Ang Kakulangan ng Respeto sa Lipunang Pilipino

July 24, 2015July 25, 2015 Grimwald 9 Comments

This is a translation and expansion of this previous article… Hindi na talaga kagulat-gulat kung maraming ibang lahi na walang respeto para sa mga Pilipino. Kung hindi ninyo nakakalimutan, sa bansa ng Greece, ang tingin lang sa atin nila doon ay mga katulong tayo. Hindi rin natin maitatanggi na merong mga bansa na ang tingin lang…

Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Cheer up Filipinos, the only way for the Philippines to go is up!

July 24, 2015 Kate Natividad 18 Comments

Very illuminating, all the comments I got from my previous article Pabebe Girl Power highlights Filipinos’ confusion: Are we individualists or collectivists?! 🙂 I do agree, it’s a double-edged sword this whole idea of self-expression. With the floodgates open thanks to social media, the idea that a small bunch of bureaucrats are the final authority…

Culture, Development, Society

The Hype of the Upcoming 2015 SONA and What It Says About Us

July 23, 2015 Grimwald 15 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, we all know that President Aquino’s SONA or State of the Nation Address will not be long now. However, as I sit typing here, I cannot help but wonder if we even know what it’s supposed to be about. See, I have always believed that a State of the Nation Address is more…

Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Pinoys Really Need to Learn the Meaning of Respect

July 22, 2015 Grimwald 15 Comments

Once, while sitting down with a young friend, I was asked why other nationalities have so little respect for Filipinos. He went on to note how sad he was that the Philippines has become a laughing stock of the international community. Foreigners only see Filipinos as either thieves or whores and won’t accept a person’s…

Culture, Development, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

The Philippines’ “Me First” attitude results in a backward society

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 benign0 27 Comments

Ako Muna (“Me First!”) mentality. It’s one of those renowned Filipino character traits. You see it in the way Filipinos drive — how they find no issue in rudely squeezing into your lane; no thank you wave for inconvenience caused. When queuing for your turn at a McDonald’s you have to be vigilant, lest some…

Culture, Development, Society