Category: Society

Manny Pacquiao: do pro boxing and national politics mix?

December 14, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

Thanks to GR Post commenter ‘FelYounghusband’ for a comment she posted on my previous article “Where was Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao when Typhoon Pablo devastated Mindanao?” as it eloquently consolidates and summarises commentary posted by a few others. The following excerpt I believe encapsulates the point FelYounghusband and a few others were trying to bring…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Society

Should the State Pay for My Hooker Too?

December 14, 2012January 27, 2017 Hector Gamboa 28 Comments

So the very divisive Reproductive Health (RH) Bill finally got the OK at second reading in Congress and it looks like it is inches away from getting ratified. I have always been a supporter of the intent of the RH Bill. From what I know, the RH Bill mandates the State to uphold and promote:…

Government, Politics, Society

Passing on 2nd-reading of RH Bill brings population control in the Philippines closer to reality!

December 13, 2012 benign0 26 Comments

Finally, the third major excuse for the country not progressing is on the verge of being crossed out from the history of this sad Republic. The passing on second-reading of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) in theory paves the way for measures to be put in place to control galloping population growth in…

Development, Economy, Politics, Religion, Society

Typhoon Pablo casualty could hit 1400+ as Filipinos mourn Pacquiao defeat

December 10, 2012 benign0 20 Comments

The casualty toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) could reach more than 1,400 which is almost equal to the carnage wrought by Typhoon Sendong (Washi) in 2011. According to recent reports, the human toll is rising as search-and-rescue efforts to recover the missing drag on… The toll from the powerful typhoon that swept…

Culture, Environment, Government, Media, Society, The South

Emotional and pikon Pinoys highlighted on social media after Manny’s loss

December 10, 2012July 29, 2013 FallenAngel 51 Comments

If you’re a Filipino, ask yourself this: are you one of those who go around saying that you’re proud to be Pinoy because of Pacquiao? Are you still going to be proud of Manny even if he loses? Even before the results of that most recent fight against Juan Manuel Marquez got out, we already…

Media, Society

Death toll climbs as Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) tears through the Philippines

December 5, 2012 benign0 8 Comments

The death toll in the Philippines has skyrocketed as Typhoon Pablo (international code name “Bopha”) ravages the Philippine island of Mindanao and makes its way through the Visayas. Most tragic is the town of New Bataan in Compostela Valley province where 66 people have been confirmed dead and 230 people remain missing after a mudslide…

Development, Environment, Government, Politics, Society

It is all the same whether the Philippines is ruled by a Marcos or an Aquino Filipinos reportedly say

November 27, 2012June 10, 2013 benign0 97 Comments

In a feature article on the 24th November 2012 edition of Good Weekend, the weekend magazine of major Australian broadsheet The Sydney Morning Herald, Aussie journalist Jackie Dent writes about her experience speaking to the surviving family members of the late former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. The article delves into the rise and fall of…

Politics, Society

George Anikow murder: Violence is a broad and profound cultural condition in Philippine society

November 26, 2012 benign0 216 Comments

Again we encounter another instance of the violent nature of Filipinos — a people expats have for so long warned one shouldn’t cross as they (1) don’t fight fair and (2) hold deadly unshakable grudges. Last night saw the murder of George Anikow, a former US Marine officer and spouse of a US Embassy staff…

Crime, Culture, Society