Tag: abs-cbn

The self-righteousness and hypocrisy of activists ruin otherwise noble advocacies

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Ilda 6 Comments

There are a lot of hypocrites in the Philippines. I think it has something to do with the country being religious. Mind you, being religious is different from being spiritual. Being religious is easy. It’s simply following dogma or “set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true”. One doesn’t have to think…

Religion, Society

Women empowerment has made sexual harassment no longer a gender issue

October 8, 2018 benign0 4 Comments

Recent hints emerging of the less-than-wholesome corporate culture in the ABS-CBN newsroom have brought to fore this confronting topic. Women have always been seen to be the “victims” of society’s power games — an idea that owes its persistence to the position of power men commanded over much of human history. But with the expansion…

Society

Gretchen Fullido sexual harassment scandal in a time of man-shaming

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 Kate Natividad 10 Comments

Well well well — charges of sexual misconduct among women. I find it a bit rich in a day and age when people’s timelines are filled with voices decrying women’s victimhood in the hands of men that this latest brouhaha surrounding Gretchen Fullido’s charges of sexual harassment against ABS-CBN News execs would suddenly break. If…

Media, Society

Four Days Of World Class Sports That Further Showcase Pinoy Sports Futility

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Gogs 26 Comments

Two things happened this week that helped put in perspective the impact of pinoys in team sport. The MLB All Star Game and the FIFA Final . Oh sure some people still chest beat about Manny winning over Lucas Martin Matthysse . My thoughts have not changed about Manny since I last devoted a blog…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Shouldn’t The Best Basketball Be Enough?

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 Gogs 22 Comments

The dozen of you or so who care, know I have a few tenets in life: KSP Is The Root Of All Evil Pinoys have low standards Pinoys jump on the bandwagon because they are front runners Basketball is the only team sport pinoys are capable of comprehending Basketball is only #1 in the Philippines…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

The death of old-school ‘journalism’ proves that democracy is ALIVE in the Philippines

April 29, 2017January 3, 2020 benign0 9 Comments

Roles have been reversed. Mainstream “journalists” are now the loud and noisy shills who cry bloody “persecution” and peddle unfounded conspiracies. It is hardly surprising that people nowadays now rely on alternative sources of information. Old school journalists are just too self-important to have decent discussions with. How does the news media industry old guard…

Government, Media

Are the Inquirer and ABS-CBN fulfilling their duty to ‘inform’ Filipinos?

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

Perhaps Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was out of line cussing at “news” media organisations Inquirer.net and ABS-CBN News. But then his assertions about the instances where he alleges he had been slandered by these media outlets need to be addressed. One such case surrounds reports published during his campaign that he had ₱211 million stashed…

Media, Politics, Society

5 Reasons Why I Think We Should Boycott The Local Mainstream Media Altogether

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Grimwald 73 Comments

Look, I know I’ve always been a staunch opponent of the local media and that I wail at it whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. In fact, over the years, I think I’m becoming tiring and redundant when it comes to bashing the local media. However, I’m going to have to apologize to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media