Tag: Dasmariñas village

It’s time Filipinos DEMAND ACCESS to exclusive private subdivisions!

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 benign0 27 Comments

The conversation surrounding the opening up of private subdivision roads to the public has been fired up again thanks to Manila’s increasingly desperate traffic situation. Indeed, it is one of those obvious solutions begging to be addressed. Big chi chi subdivisions create choke points at key entry point and junctions into and at Metro Manila’s…

Development, Lifestyle, Society

Manila’s gated communities should be opened to public access to alleviate traffic

August 14, 2016September 16, 2019 benign0 16 Comments

Gated communities, like jeepneys, are stopgap measures that became institutionalised and so ingrained in the national psyche that, as we see in the general tone of the debate surrounding this issue, people simply find it next to impossible to comprehend the cancerous nature of their existence. They are legacies of a succession of weak and…

Civics, Crime, Society

Dynasties at the political fringe – for now: the crying Romualdezes and the bratty Binays

December 22, 2013January 1, 2014 Virtual Vigilante 50 Comments

Mayor Alfred Romualdez’ recent crying episode at the Senate is nothing more than a sideshow of an entitled spoiled brat to deflect attention to his ineptitude. By his own admission, the entire organizational structure of the government in Tacloban was virtually wiped-out immediately after Typhoon Yolanda, so, for good business order (a concept the masses…

Civics, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society

Lessons learned following the Junjun Binay Dasma incident: Are gated communities even legal?

December 20, 2013 benign0 73 Comments

Now that the buzz was created, the Netizens stirred into an outrage fad, the subjects of the brouhaha forced into a pathetic response, and the “input” from the intelligentsia collated, comes the time to step back, take stock and reflect on what it all means. Very few people sympathise with Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

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