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In the #Philippines, ‘human rights’ is just a fashion statement

November 13, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

I recall making the assertion in my book way back in 2006 that the Philippines is a society that is inherently unjust. So far I haven’t been proven wrong. The Philippines today remains a society that continues to exhibit an utterly weak tradition of honour. Small surprise that its military capability is now a showcase…

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Knocking fashionistas is really just a fashion statement

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 benign0 3 Comments

Well, I guess fashionistas had it coming. My key takeaway after reading Lourd De Veyra’s tirade against the fashion-conscious, Sermon sa Mga Fashyown is the notion of fashion as a form of self-expression to which The Lourd argues using the question: So you mean your self-expression changes with the comings and goings of fads? Well,…

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