Category: Society

In 21st century Philippines, discrimination is still an inescapable way of life

April 4, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 48 Comments

Tall, blond, fair-skinned and sharp-nosed. This is the image a lot of Filipinos carry in their heads of the ideal physical appearance that they dream of achieving. This is in no small part due to the excessive admiration that Filipinos have for things Western, particularly American. The stuff that mass media broadcasts only propagates this…

Civics, Culture, Society

Modern Idolatry and the Social Media

April 3, 2013 John Bay 12 Comments

Two days after April Foolsâ€™ Day and I am still reeling in from the bitter truth that we are living in the days of a perpetual practical joke, with the general public being its perennial victims. Where jokes usually end in laughter, the Filipinos are on apparent overdose. It is a subtle and addictive substance…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Loud Papansin Protests Vs. Quietly Following Due Process

April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 P. Farol 14 Comments

Let your Conversation be without Malice or Envy,Â for ‘is a Sign of a Tractable and Commendable Nature: And in all Causes of Passion admit Reason to Govern. — George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior Last night, a friend sent me a text message that French conductor and flautist Olivier Ochanine’s meeting with SM’s…

Society

Tall police officers matter in a nation of people short in substance

April 2, 2013April 2, 2013 benign0 28 Comments

Short cops policing a short people, corrupt politicians governing a corrupt people. Like Coffeemate in coffee, it all makes sense to me. So then what’s the big deal about Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s “veto” of a bill proposing a removal of minimum height requirements for Filipino police personnel? Funny thing, the way…

Government, Lifestyle, Society

Democracy in the Philippines and the victorious return of Joseph Ejercito ‘Erap’ Estrada!

April 1, 2013April 1, 2013 benign0 8 Comments

Funny when we recall how back in April 2001, Howie Severino wrote how just “months later” in the aftermath of a second Edsa ‘revolution’, deposed President Joseph Ejercito Estrada “was grimly posing for a mug shot in Camp Crame.” Then he was shown lying on a cot inside a cell with wire mesh windows. The…

Politics, Society

It’s More Troll in the Philippines!: PH Online Computer Gaming

March 29, 2013 Despair 42 Comments

Reminder: I decide not to censor some foul words that you will be encountering. I hate filtering words that doesn’t fit the side of my argument. Please read with caution, especially you KIDS. I’m beginning to rage harder now. I just played my fourth match in my game and still lose the game. All of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Social media circus acts: Filipino ‘New Media’ gone traditional

March 27, 2013March 27, 2013 benign0 11 Comments

Just when we think “civil society” has gotten up to speed with regard to the concept of regarding politics and our politicians with a critical mind, we are still arrested by the familiar sight of the lemming-like behaviour of people who merely follow self-described “heroes” and dance to the tune of those who beat the…

Politics, Society, Tech Talk

Holy Week reflection: Are Filipinos still capable of suffering with grace?

March 26, 2013April 16, 2014 benign0 13 Comments

The much-awaited Easter holidays are coming up. In the Philippines they call it “Holy Week” presumably because over the several days that make up that “week”, people are supposed to reflect upon the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events leading up to it as documented in the New Testament. One of…

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