Category: Development

The benefits of ousting President BS Aquino outweigh a Jejomar Binay presidency

February 9, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

To be fair to President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III’s apologists, they have a point. What is the return on an investment in time, effort, and disruption related to the ouster of the president that Filipinos are clamouring for nowadays? Indeed, perhaps it may be true that the “extra benefits” of ousting BS Aquino when…

Development, Government, Politics, Society

The [Real] Media

February 6, 2015 Batangenyo 37 Comments

Sa mahabang panahon nating nabubuhay sa mundo, konting panahon lang ang ginugugol natin sa mga magagandang nangyayari sa buhay natin. Parang wala lang. Masaya tayo, pero hindi tayo nag eenjoy. Marami tayong sagot pero hindi natin mahanap yung tanong. Umiibig tayo, nagmamahal, pero unti unti tayong nagiging buni sa mata ng mundo. Pag ibig. Hirap…

Women, Feminism and the Pinoy Mindset

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 Grimwald 38 Comments

Look, I’m not claiming to be an expert when it comes to women. Heck, back when I was in college and still studying nursing, my grades sucked big time when it came to maternal and child care. Not joking there people. When instructors asked me about the “stages of labor” I would enumerate to them…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why Your Critics Can Sometimes Be Your Best Friend

February 5, 2015 Grimwald 26 Comments

They say that the truth hurts. Well, as a writer for more than a decade, I can attest to that. Yes, when people call you out on your mistakes, it can really wipe off that smile on your face. When people tell you about the moments you screwed up can really ruin your day. But then…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Society

ABS-CBN’s Forevermore Teleserye Contributes to Benguet Watershed Destruction

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 P. Farol 10 Comments

Here’s another thing that people have missed because of those fake environmentalists protesting the cutting of 60 trees in Luneta Hill, Baguio City… A VITAL watershed in Tuba, Benguet is being destroyed by development and the influx of thousands of tourists attracted by ABS-CBN’s Forevermore Teleserye that is being shot there. But before that, let me…

Culture, Development, Environment, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Uncategorized

The Truth About The Parliamentary System, SM Baguio Pine Trees, and Paul Farol

January 26, 2015 P. Farol 10 Comments

Someone named Session Rogue tipped me off that a blogpost containing twisted and defamatory information about me is being spread around Facebook again and told me that I should set the record straight. And my initial reaction was, “What does my personal life have to do with any of the issues I am discussing?” The truth…

Culture, Development, Economy, Environment

Manila street kids and families enjoy P6000-per-night beach resort during Pope Francis’s visit

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 benign0 17 Comments

Perhaps then, the Philippine government may be right after all. Perhaps government personnel did not, as what was alleged, round up street kids all over Manila and throw them in little cages. No. According to an ABS-CBN News report, the kids and their families were “guests” in a posh P6,000 peso (USD135) per night resort…

Civics, Development, Environment, Government, Lifestyle

Why was a private jet needed by government officials during Pope Francis’s visit to the Philippines?

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

Following the accident involving a private jet carrying top-ranking Philippine government officials that skidded off a runway at Tacloban City airport, Filipinos are now asking what those officials were doing there to begin with. Heading the team reportedly tasked “to ensure that the activities of Pope Francis in that city and Palo town would go…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

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