Tag: foreign aid

Rappler admits USAID funding but still neither confirms nor denies receiving grants from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

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Rappler admits USAID funding but still neither confirms nor denies receiving grants from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

Yellowtard “social news network” Rappler continues to flail over the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by US President Donald Trump. Gaby Baizas, a “digital forensics researcher” there insists in her piece “The lies, attacks on USAID spreading in the Philippines” that “USAID has been providing humanitarian aid to several countries,…

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Media

Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?

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Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?

The Philippines begs just like a scorpion stings. That’s just what the Philippines does. It begs. It begs for “foreign investment”. It begs for foreign “aid”. Begs for loans. Begs for military support. Begs for military equipment. Begs for International Criminal Court intervention. Begs for foreign employment. Begs for rice. Begs for tourists. Begs for…

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Culture, Development

The best solution to combat COVID-19 is to NOT be poor

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The best solution to combat COVID-19 is to NOT be poor

I used to hate the term “bahala na”. This single two-word term encapsulates the whole trouble with the Philippines — a society of people who habitually hope for the best without doing their best. On the other hand, bahala na as a national philosophy makes some sort of perverse sense in a time when everything…

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Lifestyle, Society

New path charted by Duterte prompts Filipinos to rethink their place in the world

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New path charted by Duterte prompts Filipinos to rethink their place in the world

If there is one thing Filipinos learned so far about their country it is this: The Philippines is, it seems, an important country in global politics. Up until now, Filipinos have seen their country as some sort of diplomatic third wheel — one that is in a perpetual crisis of relevance; a mere afterthought. It…

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Development, Government

According to Agot Isidro, Filipinos may as well DIE if deprived of foreign aid

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According to Agot Isidro, Filipinos may as well DIE if deprived of foreign aid

Renowned Filipino thought leader Agot Isidro is on the warpath, and the object of her ire is no less than Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. In a treatise against his government posted on Facebook, the showbiz artist issued a pointed diagnosis to Duterte. According to Isidro, he is a “psychopath”… Unang-una, walang umaaway sa iyo. As…

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Development, Media, Society

Leni Robredo espouses mooching and begging for help from the international community

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Leni Robredo espouses mooching and begging for help from the international community

Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo proved how clueless she is once again with her statements. During a recent press conference, she expressed concern over the negative ramifications of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirade against the United States of America and European Union. While Duterte’s negative attitude towards some members of the international community leaves some…

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Culture, Development

The #Philippines suffers from acute intellectual bankruptcy and a lack of common sense

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The #Philippines suffers from acute intellectual bankruptcy and a lack of common sense

[The following is a piece originally published in The Manila Bulletin on the 09th April 2000 and featured in Get Real Philippines on the same year. How many of the issues mentioned here remain the same unchanged ones today? Remember, this was written back in 2000.] * * * AN admired Filipino economist, based in…

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The First World can’t help the Third World because they don’t understand Third World poverty

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The First World can’t help the Third World because they don’t understand Third World poverty

Q: What do the conflicts in the Middle East, pestilence in Africa, and chronic poverty in the Philippines have in common? A: The West’s insistence that it can “help” the Third World. How many more times will the West’s intervention in the Third World end in disaster? Many more times — because the First World…

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