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Category: Glitz and Glamour

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QC Mayor Herbert Bautista gets the ‘epal’ treatment

Posted on June 28, 2012 By benign0 11 Comments on QC Mayor Herbert Bautista gets the ‘epal’ treatment
QC Mayor Herbert Bautista gets the ‘epal’ treatment

The following was snapped by a peeved constituent including as a caption “i’m at a loss for words.. let’s go, anti-epal bill!!!”. The billboard is a greeting to Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on the occasion of his birthday. Senator Miriam Santiago is sponsoring a bill dubbed the “Anti-Epal Bill” that aims to penalise politicians…

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Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour

The longer you stay the more mired in the swamp you get

Posted on June 25, 2012 By Gogs 11 Comments on The longer you stay the more mired in the swamp you get
The longer you stay the more mired in the swamp you get

Much will be made soon locally about the release of the latest installment in the Bourne Franchise since it was shot in Manila and Palawan. There have been other movies shot in Palawan but because they are local movies, no one brags about them. No one trumpets them. I seem to remember a Blue Lagoon…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Society

Mediocrity in Filipino films evident yet again in 2012 Manila fest

Posted on June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 By benign0 24 Comments on Mediocrity in Filipino films evident yet again in 2012 Manila fest
Mediocrity in Filipino films evident yet again in 2012 Manila fest

Default custodians of the already renownedly atrophied imagination of the Filipino; that’s Big Media. In the coming major film event of the year organised by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2012, these corporate behemoths have once again edged out the small players proving yet again that factories and…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

Kuh Ledesma and the Decay of OPM

Posted on June 15, 2012 By a 41 Comments on Kuh Ledesma and the Decay of OPM
Kuh Ledesma and the Decay of OPM

Confirming the decaying state of Original Pinoy Music (OPM), Filipino recording artist Kuh Ledesma called for the limitation of the number of foreign artists visiting the Philippines to promote their respective labels. In a recent interview with Pep.ph, the Pop Diva pointed out that because we are a small country with limited resources, our local…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media

Lessons from Sports Sunday with Manny and Lebron

Posted on June 12, 2012August 23, 2013 By FallenAngel 30 Comments on Lessons from Sports Sunday with Manny and Lebron
Lessons from Sports Sunday with Manny and Lebron

June 10 was at the very least a double header for sports that Pinoys like keeping track of. First-up was Game 7 of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat (MIA) and the Boston Celtics. After that was Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Timothy Bradley. There was also a UEFA match…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

It’s Not Just The Boxers Who Are Brain Damaged

Posted on June 11, 2012May 3, 2015 By Gogs 57 Comments on It’s Not Just The Boxers Who Are Brain Damaged
It’s Not Just The Boxers Who Are Brain Damaged

“you lock the door and throw away the key there’s someone in my head but it’s not me.” – Pink Floyd The problem with our society is we have so much bias that we notice it the same way a fish notices water. It’s all around us but we don’t think anything of it. Any…

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Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

BAYO failed to mix equality and forward thinking in their ad

Posted on June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 By Ilda 22 Comments on BAYO failed to mix equality and forward thinking in their ad
BAYO failed to mix equality and forward thinking in their ad

A racist is someone who believes in racism, the doctrine that a particular human race is superior to another or all others. Are Filipinos racists? Generally speaking, yes. Most Filipinos are even racist to their own kind in the way they consider people with fair or white skin and those with straight noses superior to…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

All in the family: father-son-brother tandems that impeached Corona

Posted on June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 By benign0 9 Comments on All in the family: father-son-brother tandems that impeached Corona
All in the family: father-son-brother tandems that impeached Corona

The Philippines indeed is a glitzy world of dynastic politics. The following signatories to the impeachment complaint of former Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona (of a total 188 signatories) are direct relatives of three Senator-Judges during the trial — Senators Edgardo Angara, Jinggoy Estrada, and Juan Ponce Enrile — who voted to issue…

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Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

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