Category: Glitz and Glamour

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

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 benign0 9 Comments

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…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

More celebrities to add fun in Senate and House in 2013

May 31, 2012November 16, 2015 Ilda 27 Comments

There are news reports that simply do my head in. One such news is the announcement that more celebrities are entering Philippine politics in 2013. Judging from how most Filipino voters voted in the past, once the announcement is made, it’s pretty much a sure win for these celebrities. Come Election Day, the voting process…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

American Idol in its Irrelevance Is Relevant To Us

May 26, 2012December 23, 2015 Gogs 34 Comments

“Don’t You Know That You Are A Shooting Star And All The World Will Love You Just As Long As You Are.” Bad Company “Shooting Star” . Another American Idol Season has come to an end and this one ends with gnashing of teeth by the local populace. Social networks filled with cries of racism…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

Rubbing salt into the Pinoy pride wound: Jessica Sanchez loses AI, Pinoys lose RL

May 26, 2012August 23, 2013 FallenAngel 23 Comments

I guess by now many of you have either read on the internet, or heard through the grapevine, that Phillip Phillips is the official winner of this season of American Idol (AI). This means that Jessica Sanchez, the new poster girl for Pinoy Pride, came in second. First off, let us congratulate Jessica Sanchez. Even…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society

Pinoy religious groups go Gaga

May 21, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 35 Comments

Pinoy hypocrisy has reared its ugly head – again. Just when I was wondering when we were going to hear from the Roman Catholic Church of the Philippines about banning or boycotting Lady Gaga’s upcoming concert here in the Philippines, lo and behold. Protests apparently erupted last Friday, which were staged by at least one…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

I Love Jessica Sanchez!!!

May 19, 2012 Don 28 Comments

I was browsing through Facebook yesterday morning when I read several update status about the results of American Idol. It was just a spoiler, having been used to watching AI on a delayed basis via local cable. The results revealed that Philip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez survived the final cut and are going to the…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Does Leah Navarro advocate a repeal of the Bill of Rights?

May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 benign0 11 Comments

A self-described stalwart of everything that quintessentially Filipino oxymoron “civil society” stands for and staunch anti-Corona crusader Leah Navarro let loose what sounded like a whopper of a Freudian slip in a tweet she issued last Tuesday the 15th May: If a public official or citizen has nothing to hide, the possibility of an audit…

Civics, Crime, Glitz and Glamour

Manny Pacquiao denies wanting death for gay people

May 18, 2012February 16, 2016 Ilda 7 Comments

It starts out with a statement. If you are a nobody, your statement will simply get lost in cyberspace. However, if you are somebody, then an avalanche of reactions will surely follow your statement; some favorable to you but some can cost you to lose your spot in the top ten most influential sports stars…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society