Category: Religion

Philippines and Papua New Guinea fish exports may be banned in Europe

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Philippines and Papua New Guinea fish exports may be banned in Europe

Illegal fishing practices in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea may cost the economies of these two impoverished countries dearly. The European Union is reportedly threatening to ban fish imports from the two countries unless they curb illegal fishing practices. The warning, which was welcomed by environmental groups, puts the two countries on the EU’s…

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Crime, Economy, Environment, Money Talks, Religion

Newsflash! ‘Devout’ Christian ‘coerced’ to get naked on ‘Pinoy Big Brother’!

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Newsflash! ‘Devout’ Christian ‘coerced’ to get naked on ‘Pinoy Big Brother’!

So the popular reality show Pinoy Big Brother is now the centre of some kind of controversy surrounding allegations that “housemate” Jayme Jalandoni (reportedly “a devout Christian”) in a recent episode was “coerced” into posing nude along with several other contestants. Understandably, Senator Pia Cayetano ought to be upset. After all she is “a staunch…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Katie Hopkins’ Anti-Islamic Tweets: Is she more than just seeking attention?

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Katie Hopkins’ Anti-Islamic Tweets: Is she more than just seeking attention?

Filipinos won’t have a problem with eating pig fat-laced chocolate, but Muslims do. So Cadbury had to recall their products when outrage sparked on pig DNA found in their chocolates. To Katie this isn’t a problem. She had a good time riling up the jihadis despite being called a racist. Mind also that not all…

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Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

Gay ‘rights’ and the big hoo-ha about Ping Lacson’s and Michael Sam’s sexual orientation

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Gay ‘rights’ and the big hoo-ha about Ping Lacson’s and Michael Sam’s sexual orientation

So, yeah, the gay thing. Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago makes a big deal about former Senator and Philippine National Police Chief Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson’s sexual orientation seemingly to save her ass which had been included in a list of alleged crooks. On the other side of the planet, there is on-going chatter about upcoming…

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Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Wacky Church-Supported Doctor Plays the Antivax Card and Says Condoms Give You HIV

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Wacky Church-Supported Doctor Plays the Antivax Card and Says Condoms Give You HIV

Leave it to the Philippines, a country where one of the largest daily newspapers keeps a medium on the payroll, where psychic surgery is still a thing, and where, for a disturbingly large part of the population, dripping candle wax into a bowl of water is considered a legitimate diagnosis technique, to issue a license…

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Education, Religion, Science

Abortion is really a simple issue if you take the ‘soul’ out of the debate

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Abortion is really a simple issue if you take the ‘soul’ out of the debate

Nobody who rests comfily within the bed of Establishment thinking seems to want to take a position on the debate around abortion. The highest profile players in this arena include New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights playing forward striker for the Forces of Ethical Thinking and on the other side is the 2,000-year-old bedrock of,…

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Civics, Lifestyle, Religion, Science

Time to implement a decent Divorce Law and junk the moronism of ‘annulment’

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Time to implement a decent Divorce Law and junk the moronism of ‘annulment’

Kris Aquino is not just another screeching Filipino showbiz personality. She is the sister of the President of the Philippines. Her marital woes with basketball player James Yap back in 2010 couldn’t have been good for the spin machinery of her brother President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III — a man who owes much of his…

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Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

Tulong Dunong, ACIL, ICTUS, and other memories from up the Hill

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Tulong Dunong, ACIL, ICTUS, and other memories from up the Hill

If I lower my guard and take the comfy view that I am fundamentally defined by where I was schooled, I’d call myself an “Atenean”. When you are an Ateneo alumnus (and specially when you remain on as a faculty member), you usually come equipped with a lot of connections and the frame of mind…

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Civics, Culture, Education, Politics, Religion, Society