Category: Economy

The Philippines’ [Real] Education System

February 8, 2015 Batangenyo 19 Comments

Mag umpisa tayo kay Ginoong Thomas Edison. Ayon sa mga libro na “nabasa” natin noong elementary at highschool pa tayo, si Thomas Edison “daw” ang umimbento ng bumbilya. Sa kanya nakatuon ang atensyon natin sa mga pagkakataong uhaw tayo sa kaalaman kung sino ang nakagawa ng napakalaking kontribusyon sa larangan ng teknolohiya. Oo. Maaaring si…

Culture, Economy, Education, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Science

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

Why Can’t SM Baguio Bashers See The Bigger Environmental Sin

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 P. Farol 75 Comments

On TV Patrol, I saw and heard Ka Noli De Castro introduce and SET THE TONE on a report about the cutting of SM Baguio’s 60 trees this way: “Pinutol na ang anim na pung puno sa Luneta Hill dahil sa itatayong seven storey sky park ng isang mall sa Baguio City. Ito’y kahit na nasa…

Development, Economy, Environment

Non-Baguio Resident Noemi Dado Muddles The Issues Behind SM Baguio Tree Cutting

January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 P. Farol 85 Comments

With all due respect to the people that are crying over the cutting of trees in SM Baguio’s property, I’d like to point out that they’re still unclear about what their “issue” is. To make it easier for them, let me ask them simple question in an attempt: Is the issue the loss of forest…

Development, Economy, Environment

The call of Pope Francis turned to cash.

January 16, 2015January 19, 2015 Ms. Mike Portes 20 Comments

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentine Jesuit of Italian bloodline, assumed the Papacy as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 and it has never been the same for the Catholic faith as the refreshing messages on unity, humility and respect transcends religious boundaries. The large crowd which the Pope drew from predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka (nbcnews.com) is evidence of…

Culture, Economy, Politics, Religion

Facebook etiquette fail: Are Singaporeans getting fed up with Filipino guest workers?

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 benign0 23 Comments

So while the French are stuck with 5 million Muslims, Singaporeans are stuck with almost 200,000 Filipinos. France, of course, has bigger problems. The Muslim population there is proportionately bigger at 7.5 percent of the population. Filipinos “guests” in Singapore, on the other hand, make up less than 4 percent. Many French Muslims are citizens….

Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Society, Technology

Getting Out of Debt The Benitez Way

January 12, 2015 P. Farol 9 Comments

So I discussed the controversial case of PWU and STI with other writers of Get Real Post and it was generally agreed that it’s a real life example of how Pinoys dig themselves into poverty. Good old Benign0 has been saying for years that poverty is simply entering into obligations that you can’t fulfill and…

Crime, Economy, Money Talks

Shocking Facts About How The Benitezes Ran PWU

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 P. Farol 8 Comments

A Google Alert gave me one of the biggest shocks of my life late last night despite being pleasantly drunk from the beer I had with a dear old friend from past political campaigns. You see a couple of days ago I set up Google Alerts for PWU and members of the Benitez clan to keep tabs…

Crime, Economy, Education, Money Talks