Category: Lifestyle

People who defend Tambays should open their subdivision gates to the public

June 25, 2018 Kate Natividad 25 Comments

Here’s another reason why we should not believe all those virtue-signalling millennials who are making a lot of noise about President Duterte’s anti-Tambay police campaigns. Many of these “socially-aware” libtards actually live in gated subdivisions complete with mean-looking shotgun-wielding security guards. These guards have orders to screen people and vehicles entering the subdivisions of their…

Lifestyle, Society

Depreciating Philippine peso could spell doom for social media “influencers”

June 18, 2018 benign0 26 Comments

The spiralling of the peso to levels not seen in 12 years is alarming may pundits, many of whom use their large followings on social media to hawk imported goods or foreign-branded goods. These social media marketers face a possible hit on their online income streams if the traders of their goods themselves face dips…

Economy, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

A Tale of Three Genetic Mutations: Aquinos’ Rare Deleterious Alleles, Genghis Khan’s ‘LCT Gene’, and Charles II’s Inbreeding Depression

June 16, 2018 Anthony Quilon 18 Comments

A Piece of Chalk Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg is one of the deepest and most original thinkers in modern physics. His research has mostly been in the theory of elementary particles and the related quantum theory of fields, together with occasional forays into cosmology. One thing I like about Weinberg is that he’s not…

Lifestyle, Politics, Science

Speculations persist as Robredo remains silent on alleged affair with House Rep. Bolet Banal

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 benign0 32 Comments

Members of the Philippine Opposition are coming to the defense of their “hero” and presumptive “vice president” Leni Robredo following a column by writer Bobi Tiglao published on the Manila Times today. According to Tiglao, Robredo has so far failed to confirm or deny whether she is having an affair with House representative of Quezon…

Lifestyle, Media

Boracay closure by Duterte better than a closure order by Mother Nature

April 5, 2018 benign0 2 Comments

Thousands of jobs will be impacted by the recently-announced closure of popular island resort Boracay, shriek a bevy of “activists”. But, really, perhaps one should pause first to consider whether the man-made impact in the form of the closure order approved by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may, in fact, be a lot more preferrable to…

Environment, Lifestyle

The UP Shopping Center would be missed, but not THAT much…

March 9, 2018 benign0 2 Comments

Sad that the UP Shopping Center (SC) burnt to the ground. The thing I really remember the most about the UPSC is that it was an old and rather stuffy place. I was only there when I had to have a haircut (almost always on a Sunday and, whenever possible, with the guy partially-disabled by…

Education, Lifestyle

Appreciating why “gender equality” is important on International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

It’s “International Women’s Day” today. As expected, there are a lot of messages being shouted out about how far women have come and, of course, how much more needs to be done to achieve “gender parity” in the workplace and in society. As such, adding more verbage to all that well-established collective wisdom does not…

Lifestyle, Society

Degradation happening in Boracay is happening everywhere in the Philippines

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Ilda 10 Comments

I overheard someone say the other day, “What happened to Boracay is enough to make you feel ashamed to be called a Filipino”. Some of you may feel outraged over that statement. After all, Boracay is not the Philippines. Or is it? Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently described Boracay as a cesspool – faeces and…

Development, Environment, Lifestyle