Category: Media

Kris Aquino in politics: First Governor of Tarlac, then the Philippine Presidency!

March 25, 2013March 6, 2014 benign0 37 Comments

Ths real mission of the Second Aquino Presidency is in full swing as the groundwork for the ascent of the next Aquino to the presidency of the Philippines is now being lain. Family newsletter ABS-CBN News reports the almost unsurprising announcement from presidential sister Kris Aquino of her planned foray into politics… The Queen of…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society

What did Chiz Escudero supposedly do with his alleged P2-billion pork?

March 24, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

Reportedly catching eyes in Barangay Sagpon, Legazpi City, a lone poster proclaims in the Bicolano dialect: “Chiz neglected Bicol. Got P2-billion pork barrel but left the Bicolanos hungry” according to an Inquirer.net report. Amid the raging circus surrounding the fiery romance of Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero and starlet Heart Evangelista and the ire of Evangelista’s…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Nancy With The Laughing Face

March 21, 2013 Gogs 18 Comments

“I swear to goodness, you can’t resist her Sorry for you, she has no sister No angel could replace Nancy with the laughing face” A song recorded by Francis Albert Sinatra This is second time in a week that one tweet inspires a whole blog post. Full disclosure but…

Culture, Government, Media

One Night at a Liberal Party Fundraiser: What Team P-Noy Can Learn from Baguio’s Local Liberals

March 20, 2013 MidwayHaven 6 Comments

Photo courtesy of Time.com I couldn’t help but smirk when I found out that Team P-Noy’s election rally was a dud here in Baguio last Sunday (17 March 2013). Melvin Jones field, with a capacity of 5,000 people, managed to gather less than 1,500 attendees, even under fair weather. Though their pet media outlets would…

Economy, Environment, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Five reasons why Filipinos blame Noynoy Aquino for everything

March 20, 2013September 13, 2015 Ilda 251 Comments

Well, the inevitable is happening. More and more Filipinos are starting to blame everything on Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino and his administration. Just like how most Filipinos blamed — or keep blaming — former President Gloria Arroyo for all the ills in the land, the number of men and women who are starting…

Featured, Government, Media, Politics

Explosion of Joy or Explosion of Superficiality?

March 15, 2013January 15, 2015 Gogs 23 Comments

Philippine Daily Inquirer page March 14, 2013 A1 I have said many times mass media is simply a mirror to society. Mass media gives the audience what it wants to attract what they want. It is very uncomfortable to know as a practicing Catholic in the Philippines that our religious leaders are not…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion

Viva el Papa: Let us welcome new Pope Francis with modern minds!

March 14, 2013 benign0 6 Comments

My Twitter timeline is all about the Pope nowadays. New pope! New pope! one Twittizen tweeted in tongue-in-cheek frustration. I spied a lot of emo reactions to the sight of the newly anointed Pope Francis (an Argentine) coming out of the Vatican conclave to look down on the cheering multitudes. How “blessed” he looked! Pope…

Culture, Media, Religion, Society

You cannot ‘educate’ Filipinos to vote wisely while encouraging them to buy stupidly

March 12, 2013 benign0 12 Comments

To be credible, you need to be consistent. And if one is forced to use only one word to describe GetRealPhilippines.com I’d choose this one: consistency. Whether it be in politics or in day-to-day living, we are consistent in our drive to get Filipinos focused on the singular key to a successful life: thinking things…

Culture, Education, Media, Politics, Society