Category: Media

Should journalists only tweet ‘news’ and refrain from issuing opinions?

November 3, 2015November 4, 2015 benign0 13 Comments

According to a certain Twitter user who goes by the handle @MGVtrb (formerly using the user ID “@mgviterbo” (now defunct)), journalists should refrain from tweeting their opinions on Twitter and should only tweet “news”. This was in a tweet she issued today… To reporters who use their accounts to tweet news, please be ethical enough…

Civics, Media, Tech Talk

3 Reasons Why The Philippines Needs Better Role Models

October 30, 2015 Grimwald 18 Comments

I think I remember mentioning that culture certainly plays a part in one’s morality or in the perception thereof. This idea was espoused by none other than Chinese Philosopher Confucius himself, in case you want to know. But now, I have to ask the question, how can we ever hope to solve our dysfunctions as a nation…

Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Politics, Society

The Philippines will never improve while its self-perception is not aligned with REALITY

October 30, 2015 FallenAngel 35 Comments

World class. Tourist haven. Investment darling. Friendly and hospitable people. Heart and a lot of fighting spirit. A positive and happy place. The list goes on and on about how the Philippines sees itself, and consequently, how it would like the rest of the world to see it. To Filipinos and Philippine society, keeping up…

Culture, Media, Society

Denial Syndrome: The Biggest Filipino Big Problem

October 28, 2015 Grimwald 17 Comments

The Philippines has always been saddled with many problems ever since its inception. Of course, just about every country does after all. However, it becomes more than a little frustrating when so few of our problems have been addressed let alone solve. True enough, modern technology has come to the Philippines in full force, helping…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

3 More Big Reasons Why Filipinos Will Always Be Stupid

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 Grimwald 64 Comments

I’ve already written a similar article like this one. However, I’ve decided to add more because, apparently, there are more than just three factors that keep the Philippines today in a state of idiotic apathy. Truth be told, I know a lot of people will once again react negatively and probably miss the point entirely…

Culture, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Noon-Time Horror Show

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Grimwald 14 Comments

Hello again everyone, Thaddeus Grimwald here. To be honest, I never really expected my last story to be read much, let alone receive any kind of praise. When it turned out that there were more than a few people who not only read but fully appreciated what The Santo Nino of Innocencia was really about, I was…

Read More “Noon-Time Horror Show” »

Culture, Fiction, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Why Filipinos are no longer inspired by their future

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 benign0 77 Comments

One sure sign that you are lost is when you suddenly realise in the course of a journey that you have ended up back in the same place where you had started off. It means that whilst you had expended valuable energy taking steps, those steps had not taken you any further from where you…

Culture, Development, Media, Politics, Society

The Filipino’s Self-destructive Appetite for Junk

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 zaxx 102 Comments

The age-old adage “garbage in, garbage out” rings out in every Introductory Computer Programming class across the nation. Yet the Filipino, narrow-minded as he is, is unable to apply the same logic to his very own everyday life. There is a covert conspiracy with the major players of the economy in cahoots to siphon from the common…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society