Category: Media

Was the Philippines’ mainstream media hoodwinked into reacting to #LeniLeaks?

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 benign0 4 Comments

That, of course, is a question that will underlie countless debates over the foreseeable future. Was there a conspiracy to oust sitting President Rodrigo Duterte in the works behind the shadowy non-security of a YahooGroups message forum? Is there really evidence to support sedition charges against Leni Robredo’s camp sitting in those “leaked” emails? Only…

Media, Society

Isang Mensahe Para Kay Mocha Uson, Ang Bagong Myembro Ng MTRCB

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Grimwald 10 Comments

Binibining Uson, Congratulations sa iyo, Ms. Uson! Isa ka na ngayong myembro ng MTRCB at mamamahala ng mga palabas dito sa ating bansa. Pag-pasensyahan mo na sana ang pagta-Tagalog ko dahil lumaki ako sa puder ng lolo kong Amerikano kaya hindi talaga ako sanay mag-type sa Tagalog. Bueno, pipilitin kong gawing maiksi at deretso ang…

Education, Media, Society

MTRCB Member Mocha Uson: How and Why

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Celestino Manrique II 13 Comments

So earlier today, Mocha Uson was appointed to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) as a board member. Reactions are mixed; jubilant among Mocha’s followers and full of shock and anger among her critics, especially the young Tweeting millennials. I’m not shocked at all for my part. I’ve been saying this to…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

Who’s afraid of Leni Robredo?

December 28, 2016 FallenAngel 11 Comments

Is there something to fear, when it comes to “Vice-president” Leni Robredo? The widow of Jesse, who can easily give off an impression na di makabasag pinggan? Veteran insufferable gossip, sorry, “investigative journalist”, Raissa Robles raises the question… Who’s afraid of Leni Robredo? The Ka-DDS are out in full force bashing her for being in…

Media, Politics, Society

Typhoon #NinaPH: the struggle for Leni Robredo’s PR image is on! #Nockten

December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 FallenAngel 15 Comments

To observe someone’s true colors, especially leaders, it is best done when they are in situations they cannot plan for, or cannot entirely control. An easy example, of course, would be to see how one takes charge in the aftermath of natural calamities. That in itself is a crisis situation that can easily go awry….

Government, Media

3 Steps To Finding Success And Happiness In One’s Life

December 24, 2016 Grimwald 14 Comments

After reading Fallen Angel’s latest article, I find myself wondering just why is it that so many Pinoys love basketball and singing even though they never really excel in either of those. Truth be told, when observed carefully, Filipinos are actually kind of smart. Maybe not genius-level smart like the Germans are but a standard…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Anti-Marcos reaction to Sandro Marcos’s Rogue One tweet exposes them as chumps!

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 FallenAngel 15 Comments

With just a four-word tweet, Sandro Marcos, son of Vice-Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, attracted all sorts of “mockery” from the anti-Marcos buzzing bees again: As handily summed up by local media, anti-Marcos people were quick to remind Sandro, that the movie Rogue One is “a story of a rebellion trying to overthrow an oppressive tyrannical…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

How Pinoy Over-Romanticism Destroys Us As Persons

December 19, 2016 Grimwald 21 Comments

Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of the year again and tickets for Star Wars: Rogue One are selling like hotcakes. Indeed, even as a young boy, I have always been a big fan of the Star Wars franchise what with the space battles, lightsaber duels and vast collection of entertaining and interesting characters….

Culture, Media, Society