Tag: community

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus forces us to rethink our lifestyles

March 14, 2020 Ilda 2 Comments

Societies around the world have been caught flat-footed after the spread of a new disease now named COVID-19 carried by the novel coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has exposed how ill-prepared most governments, including governments from First World countries are, to a threat of mass casualties. One…

Society

Detoxing from Big Corporate Social Media and a return to REAL “social networking”

December 21, 2018 benign0 3 Comments

As many of our closest followers know by now, we had recently launched GRPsupport.com (currently in BETA). It’s the equivalent of a home-cooked social networking meal with all-natural ingredients sourced from the Net’s most trusted organic digital farms and none of the artificial toxicity of the mass-produced “services” on offer in Big Corporate Social Media…

Media, Society, Tech Talk

3 Infuriating Myths About Family Life In The Philippines And Why They Need To Go

January 8, 2016 Grimwald 6 Comments

It looks like multiple contributors, commenters, readers and hapless bystanders are having a field day regarding the recent articles about HIV, the RH bill, contraception and, most importantly, sex. In that case, here’s a little something else to think about. See, one of the biggest problems in Philippine society isn’t that people don’t have values,…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

Imagining a truly world-class Metro Manila

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 benign0 17 Comments

The recently-concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Metro Manila proved that to get the best results out of the Philippines’ premiere metropolis, its residents need to be excluded from major events like these. This is quite ironic considering the theme of APEC Manila 2015 was inclusion — getting as many ordinary Filipinos in…

Civics, Development, Lifestyle, Society

Why ‘considerate’ is not a word that describes Filipinos

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 benign0 19 Comments

Considerate. When was the last time you heard that word used to describe a Filipino? When it comes to the common courtesy of being considerate to the people around you, Filipinos will likely be the last thing on people’s minds. Why? Because the average Filipino quite simply does not care about anyone or anything outside…

Civics, Culture, Society

Our National Indifference Towards CNN’s Heroes Explains Why Noynoy Aquino Is President

December 15, 2012January 31, 2019 Gogs 23 Comments

“So on we go His welfare is of my concern No burden is he to bear We’ll get there” The Hollies He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Hands up those among you who voted for anybody for 2012 CNN Hero Of The Year? The deadline was Dec 2, 2012. To quote Ben Stein in Ferris…

Civics, Culture, Education, Environment, Politics