Tag: credentialism

Black skin is beautiful too according to Pinoy Big Brother star Bianca Gonzalez

May 6, 2023 benign0 1 Comment

As of yesterday, the 5th of May 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is officially over — or so repeatedly declares the World Health Organisation. News outlets over the last 24 hours echoed the words of W.H.O. director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who announced “It is with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global…

Business, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Rowena Guanzon should be reprimanded for demeaning non-UP/Ateneo lawyers

April 26, 2020April 28, 2020 benign0 20 Comments

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commisioner Rowena Guanzon did an appalling disservice to her profession when she issued a challenge that prejudices against lawyers who are not graduates of the University of the Philippines and Ateneo law schools. Evidently hounded by Netizens scrutinising her points of view, Guanzon issued a challenge to a debate to any…

Education

Filipino voters NOT GOOD ENOUGH for Otso Diretso candidates according to Randy David

May 6, 2019 benign0 30 Comments

In his Inquirer column today, Prof. Randy David attempts to explain why the Opposition continues to do poorly in the campaign lead-up to this year’s elections. By poorly, he refers to the consistently-low ranking most of the members of the Opposition led by the “Otso Diretso” coalition suffer in various surveys published by polling firms…

Culture, Politics

Here’s why ‘accreditation’ of bloggers and social media ‘practitioners’ is a ridiculous idea

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 benign0 4 Comments

Across the political spectrum, Filipinos still completely miss the point of social media and the so-called “free market of ideas” it represents. The latest project of Malacanang allowing “bloggers with a following of more than 5,000 to cover presidential events” is attracting a lot of questions. Unfortunately, true to form, all the questions being asked…

Media

5 Changes For Political Candidacy That May Improve The Philippines

November 17, 2015 Grimwald 23 Comments

With Alma Moreno’s video showcasing her incompetence with her interview with Karen Davila becoming viral, I think it’s time we got to the point and told our readers (and the powers that be) of what we want to happen. You see, based on what we’ve seen so far, majority of political parties harbor their fair…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Critical thinking can save the Philippines

July 4, 2015 Ilda 35 Comments

University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Gerry Lanuza recently caused an uproar on social media when he was accused of attacking UP summa cum laude biology graduate Tiffany Uy on his Facebook post as being merely a “puppy of her parents” after she was lauded for achieving the highest weighted grade average obtained in the…

Culture, Development, Education, Society

Why Does Everything Need to be Personal?

April 6, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

I think that asides from over-emotionalism and over-romanticism, I think that one of the greatest attitude issues that Pinoys have is their tendency to take everything personally. Yes, that’s right, majority of Pinoys are simply too caught up in their own personal issues to be able to differentiate what is essential and what is not….

Crime, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Authority Figures in the Philippines And Why They Fail to Make Positive Changes

March 30, 2015 Grimwald 3 Comments

After a lot of observation regarding the typical behavior of higher-up Pinoys, I have come to realize that an education doesn’t always equal intelligence or maturity. On the contrary, an ill-gotten education (one that has been gained through personal favors or bribes) does more harm to a person than good. It goes without saying that being…

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