Category: Religion

Rappler “investigative” report on Russian “influence” on Philippine social media a big FAIL

January 22, 2019 benign0 13 Comments

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 PH social media, Rapplerettes Vernise Tantuco, Wayne Manuel, Michael Bueza, Glenda Marie Castro and Gemma Mendoza (collectively billed the “Rappler Research Team”) go to amusing…

Media, Politics, Religion

BEWARE of politicians using the Black Nazarene feast and other religious rituals as campaign platforms!

January 8, 2019 benign0 21 Comments

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” as a means to deliver political messages to their flock who loyeally tune-in dressed in their Sunday best. Thus, one cannot really judge politicians who…

Politics, Religion

New #MissUniverse Catriona Gray proves Filipinos need to GET REAL about poverty

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 benign0 97 Comments

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 interview sections of beauty pageants are usually the butts of popular jokes. This time, however, Gray, one of the more widely-admired Miss Philippines personalities, drew…

Glitz and Glamour, Religion, Society

The self-righteousness and hypocrisy of activists ruin otherwise noble advocacies

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Ilda 6 Comments

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. Being religious is easy. It’s simply following dogma or “set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true”. One doesn’t have to think…

Religion, Society

“Activists” who called for a NutriAsia boycott should also call for a Catholic Church boycott

August 29, 2018 benign0 14 Comments

One can admire the way Filipino “activists” vigorously campaigned for the boycott of Filipino food conglomerate NutriAsia. NutriAsia manufactures products marketed under iconic Filipino brands such as Mang Tomas, UFC, and Datu Puti among others. These brands are not just ordinary brands. They are ingrained in the Filipino tradition and, as such, the average Filipino…

Religion, Society

Filipinos need to believe in “Satan” because they need a scapegoat for their failures

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 benign0 23 Comments

Nowadays we see a lot of references to “Satan” and the “evil” this character of Medieval yore supposedly creates. Filipinos, the superstitious lot that they are, make liberal reference to these notions because they lack a strong tradition of evaluating cause-and-effect when confronting the many problems that beset their society. The trouble with this habit…

Politics, Religion

Filipinos should stop believing in “evil” in order to progress as a society

July 16, 2018 benign0 18 Comments

Bizarre that a supposed “economist” like Winnie Monsod would highlight the notion of “evil” as the be-all-end-all core source of all of the Philippines’ troubles. In her latest Inquirer piece, Monsod writes a treatise on why “ordinary, so-called good, God-fearing people can move from good to evil”. Monsod cites the notion of a “banality of…

Development, Economy, Religion

Popular Twitter account @TheTweetOfGod represents God in call to oust Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

July 7, 2018 benign0 6 Comments

It’s a God parody account. And it’s got 5.2 million followers. And it’s weighed in on the presidency of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The tweet issued by the presumptive god of Twitter was in reference to a statement issued by Duterte as reported by CNN Philippines in a story headlined “Duterte: If you can prove…

Religion

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