Category: Society

Intellectual Revolution: The Necessity of the Thinkers and the Revolutionary Minds

July 25, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 7 Comments

This humble paper is an affirmative response to the lucid and scholarly essay of Ms. Natalie Shobana Ambrose’s “Empowering our thinkers”, The Sun Daily, July 12th. Though I overwhelmingly concur to her general proposition, I beg the indulgence of the reader that I may be allowed to adumbrate and elaborate on the various theses that…

Civics, Education, Society

The crying cop story and how Filipino society can break even the most stoic citizen

July 24, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 33 Comments

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (BS Aquino) delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to mark the opening of Congress for year 2013 last Monday, July 22. As much as the content of said address (all 102 minutes of it), what’s also being discussed by the chattering classes is what our politicians wore to…

Politics, Society

Award-wiinning British film ‘Metro Manila’ trailer exclusive on UK Telegraph!

July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 benign0 18 Comments

Winner of this year’s Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the trailer of Sean Ellis’s thriller Metro Manila is now an exclusive on the Telegraph! Starring Jake Macapagal and Althea Vega, the film, which won the Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of Oscar Ramirez (Macapagal) and his family’s…

Glitz and Glamour, Society

President Nelson Mandela’s Legacy (Happy birthday, comrade Madiba), Mr. Obama’s Hypocrisy and the Courage of the Whistle Blowers

July 21, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 5 Comments

I refer to Amy Goodman’s “Fighting for justice a fitting tribute to Mandela”, ABQ Journal/Syndicated Columnist, July 20, 2013. I concur with the author that: “As the world celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, it is timely to reflect on his life, spent fighting for equality for people of color who long suffered under South Africa’s…

Society

I The Jury

July 21, 2013 Gogs 11 Comments

A man charged of murder in Florida was acquitted by a jury of 12. Many people wanted conviction. What’s the point of having a jury for? — Cesar M de los Reyes (@Tito_Ces) July 15, 2013 No, I am not credit grabbing with that title like some never achieving politician. The whole idea of…

The Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Noynoy Aquino – July 22, 2013

July 21, 2013July 22, 2013 Ilda 200 Comments

President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino will be delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, 2013. It has been three years since majority of Filipino voters elected the son of so-called “heroes” into the highest office in the land. Little did those voters know that after he banished the use…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

MMDA’s Proposed Ban and Bane

July 20, 2013 John Bay 12 Comments

People are outraged by MMDA’s proposed number coding scheme that is set to ban vehicles plying EDSA for two days instead of one. While the movement seems like a legitimate effort to curb vehicle volume, perhaps the same has not been well thought and apparently costing the administration some points especially with the upcoming SONA….

Development, Government, Politics, Society

Detroit bankruptcy under the weight of urban sprawl and poor transport: Metro Manila has a bit to learn

July 19, 2013 benign0 54 Comments

Sad milestone for a once glorious city and a former citadel of American industrial power. Detroit, Michigan — the city itself and its surrounding metropolitan area home to the United States’ “Big Three” car manufacturers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler — yesterday filed for bankruptcy following a decades-long decline the sharpest of which was felt…

Development, Economy, Government, Society