Category: Glitz and Glamour

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Jover Laurio’s wedding is the world’s LEAST-REPORTED Wedding of the Year

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 benign0 7 Comments

Considering that Jover Laurio, venerable blogger of Opposition website Pinoy Ako Blog, was crowned Filipino “Person of the Year” by the Philippines’ biggest broadsheet in 2017, her wedding Saturday enjoyed a virtual news blackout. Consider too that her guest list and, most notable of all, her list of sponsors is a who’s-who of Crazy Rich…

Glitz and Glamour, Media

Meltdown of Brand Kris Aquino is dragging the Philippine Opposition to electoral oblivion!

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 benign0 12 Comments

Like it or not, Kris Aquino is the face — and voice — of the Philippines’ Liberal Party which is widely-regarded as the “leader” of the broader Opposition to the popular government of incumbent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. More importantly, and, like it or not as well, the Philippines is a democracy; which means what…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

New #MissUniverse Catriona Gray proves Filipinos need to GET REAL about poverty

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 benign0 97 Comments

The Philippines’ newly-crowned Miss Universe Catriona Gray remarked that there is “beauty” in poverty in the interview section of the pageant which was held in Manila, Philippines this year. The interview sections of beauty pageants are usually the butts of popular jokes. This time, however, Gray, one of the more widely-admired Miss Philippines personalities, drew…

Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

Why Pinoy Pride Still Fails to Uplift Filipinos

December 18, 2018 ChinoF 90 Comments

Pinoy Pride is back on the hotseat as Catriona Gray wins the Miss Universe title. Of course, fantards are willing to overlook her foreign-sounding name and mixed ancestry to the chagrin who seek to champion brown and native looks. But as we at this blog ask, does winning this beauty contest mean anything at all?…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Why We Should Not Negotiate With Terrorists Every Christmas Time

December 18, 2018December 19, 2018 Gogs 13 Comments

I watched Aquaman last week and it was enjoyable. I make no apologies that I did not choose a pinoy movie to spend my time and money on. My joy will be short lived though because the trailers preceding Aquaman reminded me about something that I really do not need to be reminded of. In…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

So Now A Christmas Song Is Really Talking About Date Rape

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Gogs 10 Comments

I am finding the nearest nuclear bunker. Locally we are witnessing the simultaneous crucifixion of Maria Ressa , journalism, good manners, good looks and civilization. Abroad the #metoo movement has worked its way into banning staple holiday songs. Over the next few paragraphs I will make a case about censorship and assignment of meaning but…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

The NBA Is Irrelevant In Seattle

December 4, 2018 Gogs 18 Comments

For those of you who have never been there, Seattle is a beautiful American city. Sorry, I forgot to add, it is a beautiful wet American city. It is located in the region of the continent where it does rain a lot. Which may not sound so great on its own but add in that…

Glitz and Glamour

Bohemian Rhapsody Seems To Be An Introduction To Risk Taking

November 20, 2018November 28, 2018 Gogs 19 Comments

The success and the impact of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody still continues to reverberate with me personally. It occurred to me that this current generation possibly were never exposed to the concept of risk taking in music. So I posed a question on social media ” Am I just being an old guy or is…

Glitz and Glamour

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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
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