We beg to differ.
“Ang demonyo, galit sa kapwa demonyo.” (Demons hate other demons.) ~Grimwald’s Mom, when I explained the concept of the Chaos Gods of Warhammer 40,000 to her Okay guys, it’s not long now before 2016 when the circus -oh wait!- presidential elections come to town. Indeed, it’s not quite campaign season yet but we can already feel the…
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After Vincent here asked about whether or not the Philippines is a Catholic country, here’s another question I’d like to ask our supposedly “democratic” nation: Are we really a democracy? Well, we like to claim that we are. Given that we take a lot of cues from Big Brother America, we try our best to espouse the…
Note: Ladies and gentlemen, I remembered saying that I was supposed to put up something a little more frivolous instead of this particular article. Anyway, here was what I intended to put up so that you could have something to laugh at for a change as I was worried that some of my past few articles had…
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The late great Singapore Elder Leader Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) wrote about the obvious in his 2000 book From Third World to First… A precondition for an honest government is that candidates must not need large sums of money to get elected, or it must trigger off the cycle of corruption. Having spent a lot…
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If at all true, this may be an indication that Malacanang is tightening the screws on Senator Grace Poe and I could be right all along when I wrote a post that Senator Grace Poe was being made an offer she can’t refuse. One of my regular sources for political rumors says that word has…
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Okay, it’s another Sunday and I know that I’m supposed to be taking it easy right now and spending some quality time with my family and friends. Unfortunately, after having the misfortune to have read yesterday’s paper and after having read Ms. Ilda’s latest article here, I have no choice but to speak out. To…
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I was inspired by Grimwald’s previous article that I felt I want to delve into it and try to add my own insights. It’s a Sunday and as Grimwald puts it, time to deliver a sermon. We go to God whenever we are in crisis but generally no one really bothered to examine our relationship…
Supporters of Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino insist that he is the “greatest” President the country has ever had. Now that his term is about to end, they worry about who can continue his so-called “reforms” after he leaves office. However, the fact that they are worried about who the next President will be already…
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