Wattah-Wattah: An insensitive tradition
The recent water crisis in Metro Manila has got its residents and authority gaga on how to address it. News of almost day-long (week-long for some) water interruption has been …
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We Are Not Our Brother’s Keeper
In Christian belief, it’s often taught that we are our brother’s keeper. After the story of Cain murdering Abel, the usual commentary is that Cain murdered because he did not …
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Filipinos should stop helping the poor through the Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church is, no doubt, one of the wealthiest and most influential foreign-based multinational businesses in the Philippines. Even more outrageous is that they don’t pay taxes. They’ve …
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Filipino Bishops Exposed As INC Wannabees
This PM came to me the morning of March 29 2019 A not insignificant group of some 130 lay Christian leaders heeded the call. They organized themselves and discerned together …
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Rappler “investigative” report on Russian “influence” on Philippine social media a big FAIL
On cue, a bevy of social media “influencers” are cheering the latest conspiracy theories surrounding purported Russian “influence” on Philippine social media. In their “investigative report” Russian disinformation system influences …
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BEWARE of politicians using the Black Nazarene feast and other religious rituals as campaign platforms!
To be fair, religion has long been an effective way politicians reach the masses. Indeed, even the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are not above using “pastoral letters” …
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New #MissUniverse Catriona Gray proves Filipinos need to GET REAL about poverty
The Philippines’ newly-crowned Miss Universe Catriona Gray remarked that there is “beauty” in poverty in the interview section of the pageant which was held in Manila, Philippines this year. The …
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The self-righteousness and hypocrisy of activists ruin otherwise noble advocacies
There are a lot of hypocrites in the Philippines. I think it has something to do with the country being religious. Mind you, being religious is different from being spiritual. …
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