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Why the Torre De Manila Issue Is For the Bird Brained

Posted on By P. Farol 30 Comments on Why the Torre De Manila Issue Is For the Bird Brained
Why the Torre De Manila Issue Is For the Bird Brained

(Updated. 091314) A friend supposedly saw an English speaking Filipino cultural activist licking his chops and gloating over his supposed victory over the enemies of the cultural elite which he claims to represent. The so-called social media “thought leader” announced his victory saying that his/her protest against the Torre De Manila has reached the senate where it is…

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Culture, Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Media

Senator Pia Cayetano: Some proper perspective is due the whole Torre de Manila brouhaha

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Senator Pia Cayetano: Some proper perspective is due the whole Torre de Manila brouhaha

While I find a bit justified the whole stink being raised around the way the Torre de Manila highrise condominiums being constructed in Manila by developer DMCI Homes is supposedly “ruining” the view of the Rizal Monument, I think we are missing the bigger picture. Metro Manila is an ugly city. And that ugliness did…

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Civics, Crime, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Filipinos are squandering the biggest opportunity they’ve ever had to abolish Pork Barrel politics!

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Filipinos are squandering the biggest opportunity they’ve ever had to abolish Pork Barrel politics!

Perhaps it is time members of Congress get dragged into the streets and sat before a panel of the people they “represent” and explain why they are entitled to their pork. The “debate” around why or why they shouldn’t be entitled to a slush fund to dole out to their “constituents” has gotten crazy. Pork…

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Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society

How to stop Philippine Media’s systematic dumbing down of an entire nation

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How to stop Philippine Media’s systematic dumbing down of an entire nation

It is pretty much a no-brainer. The idea that the Philippines’ entertainment industry is a massive contributor to accelerating erosion of the collective intellect of Filipinos has long been a widely-accepted fact in Philippine society. As far back as 2006, Isagani Cruz wrote about this in an Inquirer article. I cited the key excerpt in…

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Civics, Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Society

Ramon Bautista’s ‘hipon’ joke: Davao women should lighten up

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Ramon Bautista’s ‘hipon’ joke: Davao women should lighten up

What I am really curious about is what possessed comedian Ramon Bautista to insinuate that Davao women are “hipon”, slang for (I am told) women who have a nice body but a not-so-nice face. “Hipon” is Tagalog for “shrimp”. So, yeah, shrimp is the word because the head of a shrimp is discarded after the…

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Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Will Pope Francis’s prayers make a difference to Typhoon Haiyan’s victims in the Philippines?

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Will Pope Francis’s prayers make a difference to Typhoon Haiyan’s victims in the Philippines?

There is a world of difference between (1) making a quick visit to the Philippines, and beholding all the usual stock-standard confronting sights of impoverished Filipinos “bravely” scraping together a living and (2) growing up in the Philippines, and experiencing that poverty (either as a part of it or as an observer) everyday for many…

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Civics, Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Religion

Kris Aquino’s PR strategy: Selling PNoy’s potential martyrdom

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Kris Aquino’s PR strategy: Selling PNoy’s potential martyrdom

Sometimes if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself — or at least get a close member of your family to do it, like your sister. Apparently, the most bloated department in Malacanang simply can’t get the job done. The Communications Group of Philippine President Benigno Simeon BS Aquino III is composed…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Another Victim of Jasmine Romero’s Penchant for Twisting the Truth to Make A Story

Posted on By P. Farol 19 Comments on Another Victim of Jasmine Romero’s Penchant for Twisting the Truth to Make A Story

This is my response to an article written by Paul Henson and published in ABS-CBN containing a blurred out screen capture of a Facebook post where I was verifying an oddly titled article with a friend.  The online and public conversation I had with my friend apparently had been taken out of context and made…

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