Tag: dolphy

Is there really any point in holding a presidential debate in the Philippines?

September 21, 2015January 23, 2022 benign0 23 Comments

First of all, Filipino voters do not appreciate debates. They appreciate dance and singing numbers and seeing politicians mouth off the latest trending catchphrases. But when it comes to things that require thinking, guess what: Nosebleed! Indeed, if there is a national “debate” of consequence, it is happening only within a small clique of “politically…

Development, Politics, Society

Singapore at 50: the country the Philippines could only hope to be

August 11, 2015 benign0 60 Comments

The late great Singapore Elder Leader Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) wrote about the obvious in his 2000 book From Third World to First… A precondition for an honest government is that candidates must not need large sums of money to get elected, or it must trigger off the cycle of corruption. Having spent a lot…

Development, Government, Politics, Society

Facing Reality Is The First Step To Progress

February 21, 2015 Grimwald 27 Comments

I have never really been a big fan of boxing and, while I support Pacquiao during his fights, I’m not really all that crazy about him. After all, it’s supposed to be a game. Victory or defeat is never certain and it can only be decided once the fight is over. Anyway, while I might not…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

The late Dolphy: the Filipino Filipinos were meant to be

July 12, 2012 benign0 13 Comments

He was humble, simple, and funny — three things that endeared him to the Filipino and made him the cultural icon that, specially in death, secured his place in Philippine history. In a country of celebrities-turned-politicians and divinely-anointed officials Dolphy was most famous for his seminal response to calls for him to run for office:…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Politics, Religion

Celebrity couple ‘Jamich’ burned over Dolphy tweet

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 benign0 28 Comments

Seems like when the Dolphy also known as the Philippines’ King of Comedy died, the country’s sense of humour died with him. A tweet by social media sensation couple Jamvhille Sebastian and Paolinne Michelle Liggayu, “better known as the real life couple JAMICH” (according to the blurb on their twitter profile @ilovejamich) highlighting how their…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media, Society

Dolphy dies at 83, on the 10th of July 2012

July 11, 2012July 12, 2012 benign0 4 Comments

Rodolfo Vera Quizon a.k.a. Dolphy has died aged 83 just short of his birthday on the 25th of July at the intensive care unit of the Makati Medical Center. He was taken there on the 9th of June suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and confined under intensive care since then. Dolphy is survived…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour

King of Comedy Dolphy faces the Inquisition

December 21, 2010 benign0 71 Comments

Today I find myself on the side of Philippine Media as they lock and load for what looks like the gathering storm of a monumental battle against the Forces of Primitivism. On the side of modernity is Dolphy, the King of Comedy, who stands before the Inquisition accused of heresy. This “heresy” involves what sounds…

Media, Religion