Category: Media

ABS-CBN News cops the wrath of the University of the Philippines student body!

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 benign0 8 Comments

The sloppy journalism of ABS-CBN News has finally caught up with it. In an “open letter”, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Student Council (SC) pointedly denounced the “unethical journalism” practiced by the Philippines’ largest for-profit media corporation… Last Tuesday, 15 September, the Vice President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay, visited the University…

Civics, Media, Politics

Heneral Luna: things that it made me think about

September 19, 2015 FallenAngel 34 Comments

1) From the start, let me say that this is by no means a movie review. You will find many others out there, most of which are glowing and all heaping praises on it. With that being said, on one hand, I would agree that the movie Heneral Luna is worth seeing at least once….

Culture, Education, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Alternative Media 11: Masterpieces in Philippine Cinema

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for another Alternative Media article! This time, we will discuss three local films that, in my opinion at least, is worth a look for many of our moviegoers out there. After all, I’m sure a lot of you are tired with the way I like to criticize local media…

Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

The Aquino Legacy Of Treachery And Tyranny: 3 Facts They Like To Hide

September 18, 2015 Grimwald 85 Comments

After my latest article about President Aquino’s rather desperate attempt to wash his hands of the Mamasapano Massacre, I was asked to further elaborate on certain points I talked about therein. I don’t know if this has already been discussed on this particular website, but I’m gonna go ahead and bring them up again anyway…

Crime, Media, Politics, Society

The Hypocrisy Of Wanting To Help Syrian Refugees

September 13, 2015 Grimwald 33 Comments

Just in the previous week, there has been much talk of the Syrian refugee problem especially after the drowned body of Aylan Kurdi (Allah bless his soul) was discovered. The heart-wrenching pictures of the dead boy has triggered much controversy around the world with some questioning why more developed countries like the U.S., Canada, Australia…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Superficiality vs. Substance: From The Eyes Of Singaporeans

September 12, 2015 Grimwald 17 Comments

Let me tell you a conversation I once had with my Singaporean friends. After all, we all like to believe that the Philippines can one day become as prosperous as Singapore. Both Ilda and Benign0 have already said their pieces about Singapore, so this is mine, or rather, what my Singaporean friends have to say….

Culture, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Cluckity-cluck panic over a possible Bongbong Marcos presidency!

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 benign0 31 Comments

Why so fearful of a second Marcos presidency? Indeed, the most popular — no, the only — argument detractors of Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr have against him is the “horror” of the years that allegedly marked his father’s “regime”. Unfortunately for them it is also a weak argument. In simple terms, the logic being…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society

So Where Is The ‘Straight Path’ Headed?

September 10, 2015 Grimwald 17 Comments

You can read the Tagalog version of this article here… Ladies and gentlemen, it is 2015. Just a few more months from now before 2016 comes along and we will be given the opportunity to select a new leader that can lead us to progress. The problem is, so far though, where have we gotten…

Crime, Development, Government, Media, Politics, Society, The South