We beg to differ.
2015 na at ilang buwan na lang ay darating na 2016 na siyang inaasahan ng nakararami na magdadala ng mabuting pagbabago sa ating bansa. Ganoon pa man, pasensya na kung hindi ako gaanong umaasa na darating ang pagbabago na inaasam ng ating mga kababayan dahil sa palagay ko, iilan lang naman talaga ang gustong magbago para…
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Well, I’ve already said quite a bit about the media, I know. However, I think it’s time we got to discuss the possible solutions to the rapidly degenerating literacy rate of the Philippines. First and foremost, just like Rizal, I think that education is indeed key to the success of any country. If we really…
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This is just a short translation of one of my previous articles about the MTRCB. Apparently, people want it translated since it seems that there are members of the esteemed Movie and Television Review and Classification Board who can’t even write proper English according to this here by my friend Dominic Alfred so I think I…
Pasensya na naman po kung nagta-tagalog na naman ako. Meron na naman kasing nangungulit sa akin at nagtatanong kung ano ba talaga ang mga palabas na dapat itaguyod ng ating media. Tinatanong nila kung ano ang puwedeng maging alternatibo sa mga teleserye at mga noon-time show na meron ang Pilipinas. Matagal na akong nagbibigay ng…
I was once asked about what films have I seen that have had a definite impact or influence in my life. Without fail, I answered Stargate. No, not the series or several series that came after it, but the moderately successful film that set it off. The one that featured James Spader and Kurt Russell (the…
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University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Gerry Lanuza recently caused an uproar on social media when he was accused of attacking UP summa cum laude biology graduate Tiffany Uy on his Facebook post as being merely a “puppy of her parents” after she was lauded for achieving the highest weighted grade average obtained in the…
“Insanity is repeating the same action while expecting a different result.” ~Albert Einstein During my days as a student nurse, I was once forced to work at a mental hospital somewhere in Manila. For the sake of privacy, I’ll hide the identities of the personnel involved, including mine of course. Anyway, one of the clients…
Most of us who’ve gone to college know one or another Tiffany Uy type. They get stratospheric grades in every exam and top the bar or board exams when they graduate. For most of the time they spend finishing their chosen course, they hang out with their like-minded ilk — exchanging intel on sources of…
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