Category: Development

Filipino divers score ZERO points at 2015 Southeast Asian Games!

June 11, 2015December 9, 2015 benign0 239 Comments

Zero points. That is what Filipino divers John Elmerson Fabriga and John David Pahoyo got after botched dives today during this year’s Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Singapore. Fabriga who went first landed on his back and Pahoyo, who followed, awkwardly landed feet first. Both seemingly failing to attain enough altitude in their launches off…

Development, Education, Lifestyle

Alternative Media (Part 9): The Dark Knight – Hacking the Justice System

June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

The Dark Knight, the second film in The Dark Knight trilogy by Christopher Nolan is probably one of my favorite superhero movies. Of course, the film has indeed gained considerable popularity thanks to the performances of its actors like Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman and, of course, the late Heath Ledger. However,…

Crime, Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society, The South

Do Filipino immigrants really contribute to the greatness of the United States and other countries?

June 9, 2015 benign0 94 Comments

Many Filipino-Americans claim that they are part of the great immigrant movement that contributed mightily to building the great nation that the United States is today. The claim is based on the notion that America is “a country of immigrants” — that its motto was once a call to the world to… Give me your…

Civics, Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Society

Silver Bullet Solutions and the Typical Filipino Mindset: A Losing Combination

June 5, 2015 Grimwald 28 Comments

It seems simple enough of course, right? A small silver bullet will kill a rampaging werewolf. Actually, this idea is actually more recent than most people may think but that’s not the point here. What I’m trying to show is that this is an idea that is all too appealing to many because of how simple…

Charter Change, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Perhaps it is time the Philippines balkanize

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 FallenAngel 16 Comments

We have long held on to the notion that the Philippines is actually a nation in the modern sense. On the surface, it does seem that way. If one looks hard and deeply enough, however, one can see the Philippines for what it truly is: a patchwork, broken glass, glued together puzzle made up of…

Development, Government, Politics, Society

The Philippines contributes nothing but its VICTIMHOOD to the South China Sea crisis

June 4, 2015 benign0 56 Comments

Read articles about the South China Sea conflict on foreign media sites like Bloomberg, TIME, CNN, the BBC, and even Singapore’s The Straits Times, and you will find the real major players in the flashpoint mentioned liberally — China, the United States, and Japan. Perhaps even Vietnam. What is notable about international media coverage of…

Development, Government, Politics

A Bangsamoro state is only possible in a fully-federalised Philippine republic

June 3, 2015 benign0 16 Comments

The trouble with all notions of an autonomous Muslim state is that it implies that Muslims are “special” Filipinos deserving of special treatment. The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and, now, the proposed Bangsamoro “state” by their very nature are both tainted by that ill-conceived specialness. Worse, both entities were created under threat of…

Development, Government, Politics

Dinner At McDonalds With Jarheads: What Filipinos need to understand about respect

June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 Grimwald 18 Comments

This article is written in tribute to Fallen Angel’s latest article as well as this old article by Benign0… “U.S. Marine” or “U.S. Military”, what do those words mean to most of us? For the typical Pinoy at least, those words either refer to a group of soldiers or military men who are probably some…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society

DONN LISTON
on SO WHAT if Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached or not?
Fascinating insight!
benign0
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Can't say I disagree with anything you wrote here other
Gabsboy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
I'm not gonna go in making an internal critique of
megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
we want safer communities we want tougher law enforcement we
megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
the trouble with the Philippines then, is that we try
megget
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
the country should just break up into a federation of
benign0
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Bye! 😀
BenThere
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
you are such a hopelessly diehard right-wing nutcase that you