Category: Education

The growing void in the Filipino psyche where substance could have thrived

October 7, 2015 Add 38 Comments

“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.” — The History of Freedom in Antiquity, 1877 THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term: “tyranny of the majority”, and Lord Acton,…

Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Politics, Society

Should Filipinos Go Back to Pursuing Excellence in English?

October 3, 2015 zaxx 276 Comments

Through the years, I have witnessed the steady decline of Filipinos in about almost everything they used to be good at, and one area is in their command of the English language. While neighboring countries like Korea and Japan have only recently realized the great value of this de-facto language of choice in today’s highly…

Culture, Development, Education

4 Things That Prove Filipinos Are Perverts

October 3, 2015 Grimwald 24 Comments

There has been much hullabaloo about the party celebration of MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, most of which is chronicled by my good friend ChinoF over here. I wrote a previous piece about the innate perversion of typical Pinoys in this article here but, like with my more scathing statements, was met with considerable skepticism. There…

Culture, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Of debates on ‘kababawan’, ‘kayo na matalino’, and all-around Pinoy apathy

October 3, 2015 rsurtida 19 Comments

There’s a perverse type of pleasure people with a lot of time in their hands derive with simply prowling the endless frontiers of cyberspace in search of “worthy” causes as a platform to give people a piece of their valuable opinions on things. Or for some, just grabbing the popcorn and soda to simply sit…

Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Why I Think ‘Nice’ No Longer Works For Filipinos

September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 Grimwald 15 Comments

So, did you think the match was over? Did you think that I just had three scathing articles to offers? Well, guess what. It’s far from over. Believe me, I’m just getting started and you ain’t seen nothing yet. There’s a lot more where my last three articles came from and we’re barely even done with the introductions! So,…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

Heneral Luna: things that it made me think about

September 19, 2015 FallenAngel 34 Comments

1) From the start, let me say that this is by no means a movie review. You will find many others out there, most of which are glowing and all heaping praises on it. With that being said, on one hand, I would agree that the movie Heneral Luna is worth seeing at least once….

Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

What To Look For In A Political Candidate

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 Grimwald 22 Comments

Hello ladies and gentlemen. I am once again writing this article because certain individuals have been asking me, rather repetitively, who am I going to vote for in the 2016 election and what they need to look for in a good candidate. Before I begin, I’d like to take the time to call out some of…

Culture, Education, Government, Politics, Society

A Moment of Silence for Pamana

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 Batangenyo 25 Comments

Recently, I tried to talk to one of my officemates about the death of Pamana, one of the few existing Philippine Eagle, and her response is: “Big deal ba?” I tried to do my best to hide my feeling of being insulted since Pamana is not just an eagle, but he is a symbol to…

Civics, Education