Category: Society

Massive crowd at Duterte Grand Rally marks the end of an era and the coming of change

May 8, 2016February 7, 2022 benign0 59 Comments

The photos streaming into our newsfeeds tell it all. Coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s miting de avance at the Luneta Park in Manila consisted of a lot of wide-angle, even aerial, photos of massive crowds. In contrast, photo coverage of Mar Roxas’s rally at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City consisted of underwhelming shots of…

Politics, Society

3 Big Things That Will Happen Should A Duterte-Marcos Tandem Win The 2016 Election

May 7, 2016 Grimwald 21 Comments

Tension and excitement continues to rise as election day edges ever closer. Already, the LP is playing every hand it can to bring down the opposition but it’s quite clear that anything they do now simply amounts to shoveling sand against an oncoming tidal wave. Heck, President Aquino even claims that he’ll start another People…

Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

A Guide To Fighting Zombies And Cultists In The Yellow Apocalypse

May 6, 2016 Grimwald No Comments

Author’s Note: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is another spoof article this time done in the same vein as The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. It was suggested to me by my apprentice who believes that this is the perfect time to release something like this considering the very heated political debates raging between the various candidates….

Fiction, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Will a Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte be plunged into the Dark Ages?

May 6, 2016 benign0 58 Comments

His detractors insist that, yes, the rise of Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippine presidency will mark the beginning of the country’s descent to the Dark Ages. What would be the nature of this dark age? That’s also obvious to these detractors. It will be a period marked by a return of the nation into the…

Culture, Politics, Society

Elysium: A Movie About Two Worlds

May 5, 2016 Grimwald 3 Comments

Philippine society, as we all know, is very divisive. Indeed, it’s mostly our divisiveness that’s making our country so dysfunctional in the first place. I mean sure, we all have our differences, but I have to ask: Do we really have to take our differences so far? Must we really get to the point where…

Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Society

Clueless Noynoy Aquino doesn’t understand why Filipinos hate Daang Matuwid

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 Ilda 242 Comments

Even as his days in Malacanang are about to end in a matter of weeks, Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino remains utterly clueless as to why the voters are now rejecting his Daang Matuwid mantra, which his bet and former cabinet member Mar Roxas has promised to continue if elected as the next President. In a…

Politics, Society

Rodrigo Duterte represents the revolution that was denied the Filipino

May 3, 2016 benign0 42 Comments

Leading presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte is unstoppable. He does not only weather storms, he thrives in them. The latest witchhunt launched by disgruntled vice presidential candidate Antonio Trillanes (who consistently ranks near bottom in the many surveys taken so far) was a mere blip on his radar. Duterte’s fans remain adamant in their choice, and…

Media, Politics, Society

3 Annoying Cliches From Pinoy Horror Shows And My Suggestions For Improvement

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 Grimwald 3 Comments

So now that I’ve tackled the subject of comedy in the Philippines, it’s time for me to tackle my favorite genre: Horror. In case you haven’t noticed, my works of fiction here on GRP The Santo Nino of Innocencia, Noon-Time Horror Show and Deep are all works of horror. This is because fear is a very…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society