Category: Lifestyle

Tip of the iceberg: Manny Villar’s and JV Ejercito’s alleged secret offshore accounts

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 benign0 37 Comments

The recent brouhaha over the linking of Senator Manny Villar and House Representative JV Ejercito to shady offshore corporations based in the British Virgin Islands is timely. The brouhaha surrounds a recent report published by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) of revelations following a thorough international investigation conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based International…

Civics, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Thirsty Thursdays at NYC

April 4, 2013 John Bay 2 Comments

It is a hot and humid Thursday afternoon and Iâ€™m feeling very thirsty. Living in the suburbs has its disadvantages, especially for one who has lived in the city most of his life. On a similar Thirsty Thursday I got a welcome call from a friend named Allan a few weeks ago to try one…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Society

Do showbiz politics and ‘brown presidents’ make a good mix?

April 4, 2013 benign0 43 Comments

Things haven’t changed much in Philippine politics despite efforts to impart upon Filipino voters the finer cognitive skills involved in choosing their leaders. Of course, it is really foolish to expect more from candidates like Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada and Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay… [Photo courtesy When in Manila.] Some people may express “shock” at such spectacular…

Culture, Lifestyle, Politics

Health is Wealth: Growing Old with Grace

April 4, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 6 Comments

How to grow old with grace? Undeniably, ageing â€œis a physical phenomenon and is something that is inevitableâ€. Corollary to these natural process are the graying, wrinkles, drying of our skins and the loosening of body muscles. These are part and parcel of getting old. Indeed, old age and the process of growing old should…

Civics, Lifestyle

Gimme a line: Cocaine use in Pinoy showbiz and politics

April 3, 2013January 5, 2014 benign0 6 Comments

Bad bad influence indeed. It seems showbiz personalities and politicians in the Philippines have much to answer for when it comes to the scourge of drug abuse in the Philippines. Add to that the glamour appeal of trendy drugs like cocaine. Cocaine is a powerful nervous system stimulant. Its effects can last from 15-30 minutes…

Lifestyle

It’s so hot in the colonies!

April 2, 2013 Kate Natividad 8 Comments

Hot weather. It’s the scourge of the Manila lifestyle. It’s hard to lead a cosmopolitan lifestyle in a city like Manila where a noxious corrosive mixture of soot and moisture hangs heavy in the air day and night. Spending just ten minutes outdoors makes you feel like you’ve already had a full-day’s work. And that…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Tall police officers matter in a nation of people short in substance

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Short cops policing a short people, corrupt politicians governing a corrupt people. Like Coffeemate in coffee, it all makes sense to me. So then what’s the big deal about Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s “veto” of a bill proposing a removal of minimum height requirements for Filipino police personnel? Funny thing, the way…

Government, Lifestyle, Society

It’s More Troll in the Philippines!: PH Online Computer Gaming

March 29, 2013 Despair 42 Comments

Reminder: I decide not to censor some foul words that you will be encountering. I hate filtering words that doesn’t fit the side of my argument. Please read with caution, especially you KIDS. I’m beginning to rage harder now. I just played my fourth match in my game and still lose the game. All of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Gabsboy
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
"Tingala sa langit" "Tingala sa gobyerno" "Tingala sa Amerika" Learned
zzz
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
It's funny how those without contribution run their mouths, seek
benign0
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Filipinos' tingala mentality. It is WORLD renowned.
Slaves
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
How’s being American puppets going? Maybe if you chose a
Gabsboy
on EDSA 40 years after: Overthrow and “Leftist” Ideals Don’t Work
It would have been absolute cinema had the military coups
Ven
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
Who the hell is prepared for a crisis when any
megget
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
the filipino way is scraping by on the least amount
Gyn
on The Philippines reels from yet another global “crisis”
This whole thing is not working, and you know it