Category: Religion

Should Congress Give in to Duterte’s Demand to Reinstate the Death Penalty?

May 20, 2016 zaxx 34 Comments

The Philippines is the Menudo melting pot where religion and politics mix together to come up with a colorful and interestingly flavored concoction unique to this mixed-breed people that conspicuously keep appearing in headlines with all the noise they generate from their small corner of the globe. Again we are talk of the town all…

Culture, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

True Happiness Begins With Honesty With Oneself

May 17, 2016 Grimwald 32 Comments

“Happiness”: A simple word and a word that we hear all too often in many of our TV shows and films. It’s not uncommon for people to say that one should find one’s own happiness in the world. In many of our programs, happiness is said to be found when one finally discovers his or her…

Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Duterte, Social Justice and The Church

May 14, 2016 Carlo de Leon 16 Comments

In 2002, Time magazine published an article calling Rodrigo Duterte “The Punisher”(1). He gained popularity with the people of Davao, a huge city in Mindanao at the time beleaguered by two groups of insurgents, diehard communists and Muslim radicals, due to his “zero tolerance” for criminality and corruption. He was very successful in cleaning up…

Government, Politics, Religion

A Guide To Fighting Zombies And Cultists In The Yellow Apocalypse

May 6, 2016 Grimwald No Comments

Author’s Note: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is another spoof article this time done in the same vein as The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. It was suggested to me by my apprentice who believes that this is the perfect time to release something like this considering the very heated political debates raging between the various candidates….

Fiction, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Fallen: A Horror Movie With A Unique Take On Demonic Possession

May 3, 2016 Grimwald 6 Comments

I was planning to include this tidbit in my last article about the horror genre but I found this film to be so interesting that it deserves an article of its own. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Fallen, a film about demonic possession starring Denzel Washington and directed by Gregory Hoblit which presents a very unconventional…

Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Religion

Pinoy-style morality sets the wrong priorities

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 rsurtida 16 Comments

Suddenly everyone has an opinion. People who normally can’t be bothered to comment, post, or even glance at any political information you regularly provide are now so involved with what’s going on in the country. That’s good. Despite the obvious bandwagoning typical of Facebook users for the hoped-for ‘likes’ and adulation for their posts, at…

Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Bandwagoners: The Real Problem With Pinoy Society

April 20, 2016 Grimwald 15 Comments

Okay, before I begin, I want to cite three incidents found in the Bible, specifically the New Testament, since a lot of you just love to use it to justify your wrongdoings, bigotry and general stupidity… Scenario 1 Okay, Jesus had just recently begun His career as a preacher in the land of Israel. A lot of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Philippine Elections: Feudal “Democracy” At Its Most Spectacular

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 MidwayHaven 8 Comments

With more or less a month to go before the May 2016 Philippine general elections, it’s sincerely hoped that we Filipinos would now on an individual level have some sort of idea of how we want our so-called nation to be run and by whom. In the long run, however, the results would more likely…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion