We beg to differ.
“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” from Proverbs 27:17: as quoted by Tim Tebow pregame before a November 2011 win against the San Diego Chargers. Once again the Philippines has been shut out of medals in the Olympics. Let me tell you, it is…
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Whatever the content of Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s anti-Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) speech broadcast via radio today was, the bottom line is quite simple: Tito Sotto is a celebrity. His impassioned speech delivered in Tagalog, the lingua franca of Philippine showbiz, will likely have resonated across the Filipino masses. Sure, he made debatable…
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“Blame it on Cain, Oh-oh, oh, please don’t blame it on me It’s nobody’s fault But it just seems to be his turn” Elvis Costello Just like when I talked to you folks about the Impeachment Trial of the Chief Justice, I hope you know by now that when I am not that…
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No, Gwyneth Paltrow is not “endorsing” another Filipino product. It just so happens that every time there is a mention of a Filipino personality/product crossing paths with a foreign celebrity or entity, there’s this free item called Pinoy Pride that comes along with it. Yet this free commodity is not a bonus for the end…
I realized something after seeing The Dark Knight Rises last night. The good guys in most American movies fit the profile of the quiet brooding type while bad guys are characteristically loudmouthed jackasses. Batman, not to mention his alter-ego Bruce Wayne, is the man of the month, of course: dark, reclusive, a man of few…
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Some mention has been made by the fact Dennis Rodman reunited with his father after the game that was played in the Mall of Asia Arena. There has been no physical meeting since 1969. So everybody seems to be basking in the afterglow of a feel good moment. Count on me to look for the…
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I’m in that age group where many of my friends are either already married or about to get married. Last count, I’ve been to five weddings in the last two years and, by the looks of the way a few more of my friends are going, I’m probably looking at another couple more in the…
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I finally checked out Iya-J’s recent article Carlos Celdran is a bad influence to the Filipino people after seeing it appear on my newsfeed more than a few times over the last couple of days. Obviously it took that long for it to finally arouse my curiosity. I wouldn’t really have known who this Carlos…
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