We beg to differ.
The clown car parade that the 2016 Philippine presidential elections are turning out to be only proves that many Filipinos don’t want to think for themselves. Rather, as is typical of the “Pinoy” mindset, they look upon other people and choose to let these other people think for them when determining how they want their…
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Former Davao City Mayor turned presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte continues to baffle critics and political rivals alike. Despite lacing his miting de avance speech with expletives, bragging about his womanising, cursing Pope Francis, and, again, vowing to kill suspected criminals, Duterte continues to attract a growing following. What is the source of his seeming immunity…
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One of the saddest things in our society today is our inability to respect one another as fellow countrymen. It’s both more than a little depressing and somewhat foreboding that we can’t put aside one another’s differences for the sake of unity. While it may seem cheesy to a lot of you, the idea that…
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I have read many comments on social media and the Philippine press regarding the issue of Grace Poe. The more I read, the more I am convinced that this is an emotional topic, delving as it does on issues of nationalism, leadership, politics and citizenship, and there is no one rational correct answer that will…
Former Akbayan House Representative Walden Bello was, of course, right when he said that “The burden of proof, in short, is on us to prove Duterte wrong.” He was referring to those who take issue with former Davao City mayor and now presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s defiant stand if he is elected president to continue…
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The big names in public relations whom I have met personally nod and smile when I say that public relations should be founded on revealing truth. Sure, it sounds naive. Especially when I know it is true that the biggest clients in PR, at least here in the Philippines, present themselves to agencies as clients…
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“There are no tyrants where there are no slaves.” ~Jose Rizal “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter…
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Warning this essay includes graphic descriptions of bodily fluids discharged in public places. Reader discretion is advised. I use public toilets and I piss on the seat, I walk around in the summertime saying “How about this heat?” I’m an a$$hole (He’s an a**hole, what an a**hole) I’m an a**hole (He’s the…