Category: Media

PNoy apologist Randy David pre-judges Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona

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PNoy apologist Randy David pre-judges Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona

University of the Philippines professor and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, Randy David was spot on when he said “In a society like ours, debt of gratitude to the appointing authority cannot be ignored. Often, it outweighs professional considerations. This is even more so when the appointing authority handpicks choices for sensitive positions with an explicit…

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Civics, Government, Media, Politics

How Raissa Robles further highlights the small-mindedness of PNoy’s war against the Supreme Court @raissawriter

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How Raissa Robles further highlights the small-mindedness of PNoy’s war against the Supreme Court @raissawriter

After reading ABS-CBN reporter Raissa Robles’s monumental quibble over the letters of the Law surrounding President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s national beef with Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I must say, I simply have to give her a salute. I salute her because despite her own admission that the notion of the Rule of…

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Government, Media, Politics

Miss Earth USA Nicole Lynn Facebook post offends Filipino ‘pride’

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Miss Earth USA Nicole Lynn Facebook post offends Filipino ‘pride’

The latest perceived affront to Filipino “pride” comes from a certain Nicole Lynn who, just after she flew into Manila on the 3rd December 2011, reportedly appeared as guest in Willie Revillame’s variety show Wil Time Big Time and then allegedly posted this “status update” on her Facebook profile… “I hardly made it to manila…

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Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Tarzan King of the Apes versus the Inquirer Dot Net ‘columnists’

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Tarzan King of the Apes versus the Inquirer Dot Net ‘columnists’

Posted by “flax” in a comment on Get Real Post: “The early step of all dictators is to inflame the majority in common cause against some scapegoat minority..” – Friedrich Hayek [Cue in theme from the movie Jaws…] Poor Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III — crazed by regret and now on a spectacular tililing…

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Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Korina Sanchez and why Philippine presidents ultimately don’t matter

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Korina Sanchez and why Philippine presidents ultimately don’t matter

In Korina Sanchez’s opinion, the Philippine Supreme Court is “still beholden to the gods of the past, and not to the people”. Well who isn’t anyway? This is the Philippines we are talking about — world-renowned for being a nation of people who remain fixated on the past and clueless about their future; focused on…

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Culture, Media, Society

Let us ‘Occupy the Supreme Court’ according to the unoriginal mind of Conrado de Quiros

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Let us ‘Occupy the Supreme Court’ according to the unoriginal mind of Conrado de Quiros

The irony of Inquirer.net “columnist” Conrado ‘Noynoy is Aragorn‘ de Quiros’s use of the “Occupy” fad to brand his personal crusade against the Philippine Supreme Court seems to have escaped his increasingly tunnel-visioned take on Philippine politics. I don’t follow the moronic “Occupy” movement in the United States, but I hear it has since been…

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Crime, Culture, Development, Media, Politics

You need more than Star Margarine to breed taller Filipino beauty contestants

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You need more than Star Margarine to breed taller Filipino beauty contestants

The 2011 Mutya ng Pilipinas (“Muse or Lady of the Philippines”) pageant which was held Saturday (3rd December) at The Arena in San Juan City was reportedly dominated by “Eurasian and Filipino-American contestants”… British-Filipino Vickie Marie Rushton from Bacolod was crowned the Mutya ng Pilipinas-International while Filipino-American Felicia Baron won the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism title….

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Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Why ad agencies are paid the big bucks: Coca Cola and The OFW Project

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Why ad agencies are paid the big bucks: Coca Cola and The OFW Project

Persuasion 101. Lay out a strong emotional context, extend sharp emotional hooks, feel the bite from the audience, reel in the catch, then flash the brand. This is the science that earns the ad agencies the big bucks. Using flashy moving visuals — and lots of money to cobble these into an “inspiring” video —…

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Culture, Development, Economy, Media