We beg to differ.
My sports geek friends are eagerly awaiting the 30th Sea Games and they are paying no mind at all to the horrendous traffic it’ll create all over Metro Manila as well as in the various venues outside of NCR. Right in the middle of recalling various sports statistics and some esoteric bits of sports lore,…
Angkas dupes Tugade Building up the country’s transport infrastructures is a challenge that will test the limits of even a titan technocrat. Transport secretary Art Tugade is taking on this Herculean task at the age of 73 and while I believe stories of his abundance of energy at a late age, it seems that Singaporean…
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Oh shit! Shit shit shit! Hindi pa tayo ready for the SEA Games at BAKA CHALK PA ANG GAMITIN SA PAG-SCORE NG MGA ATLETA! PHISGOC CHAIR at HOUSE SPEAKER CAYETANO PINASA ANG MAGIGING KASALANAN SA PSC! The 30th SEA Games that will be held here in the Philippine beginning November 30, which is about three…
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When subjected to extreme situations where it means either life or death, the primal response of the human brain brought about by thousand years of evolution is either a fight or flight response. It is where things are reduced to essentials and the superficial and the miscellaneous take a backseat. To come out alive of…
Despite Otso Deretso’s crushing defeat in the recent senatorial polls, Yellowtardism isn’t really dead yet. Leni Robredo (more commonly regarded by the vast majority as the fake VP) is the last remaining thread that keeps the Yellow camp’s hopes alive. Imagine if Ms. Heartbeat Away assumes the throne as Chief Executive the moment Digong passes…
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A couple of friends, business associates, members of my staff, and myself, frequently use the ride hailing services Grab. it was great at the start, especially during the time when we still had Uber as the primary alternative to regular taxis and other modes of public transport. Back when there was some manner of competition…
The Philippines joined other authoritarian nations in southeast Asia to ban the film Abominable, a joint production by DreamWorks and China’s Pearl Studio. The animated film about a Chinese teenager helping a yeti return to his home shows a chart featuring the “nine-dash” line which sets out Beijing’s expansive claims to the flashpoint waters. By…
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Government officials like Salvador Panelo, egged on by Opposition “activists” and “influencers”, are stepping up to “challenges” to personally experience taking public transport. Quite quaint — except that it trivialises the plight of millions of real Filipino commuters. For most ordinary Filipinos, taking public transport is a daily reality. While these latest circuses make for…
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