Category: Lifestyle

Senator Franklin Drilon personal wealth in the spotlight

May 23, 2012September 15, 2013 benign0 33 Comments

Money talks — and shuts people up. The challenge issued by embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona to 188 Lower House representatives who were behind the filing of a sloppily-written and practically baseless impeachment complaint against Corona virtually at the behest of Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III and Senator Franklin Drilon for them to…

Lifestyle, Money Talks, Politics

Off Loading Tells You ‘We Don’t Care’

May 19, 2012 Don 15 Comments

In the past twelve months, I flew to Laoag, Masbate, Legaspi, Kuala Lumpur, Zamboanga and Cagayan De Oro. My favorite carrier of choice then was Air Phil because of their low fares. Unfortunately, this changed when my pop-up display booths were off-loaded when I took an Air Phil flight to Zamboanga last December 2011. This…

Civics, Economy, Lifestyle, Society

I Love Jessica Sanchez!!!

May 19, 2012 Don 28 Comments

I was browsing through Facebook yesterday morning when I read several update status about the results of American Idol. It was just a spoiler, having been used to watching AI on a delayed basis via local cable. The results revealed that Philip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez survived the final cut and are going to the…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Manny Pacquiao denies wanting death for gay people

May 18, 2012February 16, 2016 Ilda 7 Comments

It starts out with a statement. If you are a nobody, your statement will simply get lost in cyberspace. However, if you are somebody, then an avalanche of reactions will surely follow your statement; some favorable to you but some can cost you to lose your spot in the top ten most influential sports stars…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Filipinos SMS millions into News Corp’s pockets for Jessica Sanchez

May 11, 2012 benign0 10 Comments

Indeed, American Idol Filipino-Mexican-American contestant Jessica Sanchez is a gifted singer. At just sixteen years old, she can belt out soulful with the power of a seasoned vocalist. Of course, she may never know what it is like to earn real stripes as an artist — the old-fashioned way — considering she has the backing…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media

The edukadong palengkero: a standout among Pinoy oxymorons

May 10, 2012 FallenAngel 25 Comments

Have you ever met a Pinoy who seems to be well-dressed, well-educated, yet at the same time berates and humiliates other people, especially those in the service industry, loudly and seemingly without remorse? How about a Pinoy in a position of fame, celebrity, and star quality, but cusses and hurls invectives like a machine gun?…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Thrilla in NAIA: was the Tulfo-Raymart-Claudine brawl really all about inadequate airport security?

May 9, 2012 benign0 17 Comments

It is quite ironic that in a police state such as the Philippines where around every corner and at every doorway, armed security forces stand ready to fire high-powered shotguns and assault rifles at any suspicious-looking loser, one or the other politician is now weighing in with their opinion of how slack security had recently…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Raymart, Claudine, Tulfo in excellent airport brawl

May 7, 2012May 7, 2012 benign0 65 Comments

Bad breeding is at the heart of most issues that plague Philippine society and its culture of dysfunction. It is endemic at the macro level and ingrained at the micro levels — at the very threads that are woven into the very fabric of the national soul. This is evident in the manner with which…

Education, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media