Category: Lifestyle

Ph gov’t hopelessly inutile when it comes to prosecuting homicidal bus companies

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Ph gov’t hopelessly inutile when it comes to prosecuting homicidal bus companies

It is baffling how Filipinos continue to be “surprised” or even “shocked” by the deadly toll resulting from the animal-like driving behaviour of Filipino bus drivers. The account of a motorist who witnessed the most recent “accident” involving a Don Mariano Transit bus that killed 18 people is a familiar one… Irene Sisperes, a motorist…

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Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle

Study reveals that Filipinos like PNoy should welcome negativity and bad news to get in a good mood

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Study reveals that Filipinos like PNoy should welcome negativity and bad news to get in a good mood

Scientists at Israel’s Tel Aviv University have found a cure for Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino’s aversion to media’s “negative reporting”. The result of a recent study revealed that repeated exposure to negativity rather than shying away from it is the trick to avoiding falling into a bad mood. Here are some excerpts from…

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Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media

Anne Curtis’s business sense: ‘I can buy your friends, and this club!’

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Anne Curtis’s business sense: ‘I can buy your friends, and this club!’

Poor little rich starlet Anne Curtis, caught behaving badly in no less than the Privé Luxury Club. Tsk tsk. Turns out these artistas aren’t too far off from the characters they portray in Pinoy movies. Sampal sampal pag may time. Lol! Thing is, she had to make sampal sampal no less than John Lloyd Cruz…

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Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Living in bubbles – pop goes the Philippines!

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Living in bubbles – pop goes the Philippines!

Among the talking points currently on the plates of the pundits here in the Philippines is the article published on Forbes by Jesse Colombo. He describes himself as “an economic analyst and anti-economic bubble activist who was recognized by the London Times for predicting the Global Financial Crisis. I am currently warning about growing bubbles…

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Culture, Development, Economy, Lifestyle

Manny Pacquiao should focus on resolving his tax case to be of REAL service to Filipinos

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Manny Pacquiao should focus on resolving his tax case to be of REAL service to Filipinos

It’s a he-said-she-said situation at the moment as mainstream media focuses its “news reporting” on the basis of soundbytes and snippets of statements made by boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and the Philippines’ chief tax collector Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares. It all started with “reports” following the boxing match between Pacquiao and…

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Civics, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Super-typhoon Haiyan (code name Yolanda) set to plow through central Philippines

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Super-typhoon Haiyan (code name Yolanda) set to plow through central Philippines

Super-typhoon Haiyan (Philippine code-named “Yolanda”) continues to barrel towards the Philippines threatening to wreak havoc across southern Luzon, the Visayas, and northern Mindanao as it plows through the Philippines… Haiyan is expected to reach central Philippines as a super typhoon by Friday noon local time, packing winds of 233-249 kilometres per hour, according to Michael…

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Development, Environment, Lifestyle

Wake-skating video in the Banaue Rice Terraces: will it wake Filipinos up?

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Wake-skating video in the Banaue Rice Terraces: will it wake Filipinos up?

One of the videos recently making waves among Filipino netizens is this one of two professional wake-skaters Brian Grubb and Dominik Preisner. Apparently, the location they used was that of the Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao. According to the video caption: Respect for the environment was a priority from the beginning of this project! The…

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Development, Lifestyle, Media, Society

If my religion teacher had behaved like Freddie Aguilar

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If my religion teacher had behaved like Freddie Aguilar

What are we to make of Pinoy music legend Freddie Aguilar’s dating a 16-year-old girl? Not surprisingly, most netizens reacted with an Ewwww. At 16 the girl is 44 years younger than Mang Freddie. What might it be like for a girl of 16 to be dating a 60-year-old man? I’m sure a lot of…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle