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FREE: the National Word of the Philippines

Posted on August 9, 2020 By zaxx 4 Comments on FREE: the National Word of the Philippines
FREE: the National Word of the Philippines

How many words are there in existence?  Webster’s Third New International Dictionary (2005) contains more than 476,000 vocabulary entries. And each word opens an entirely new world in itself. Take the word justice for example, which opens up the complex concept of receiving what one deserves. Or look into words like peace, socialism, or even…

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Culture

How Filipinos can fix their broken “democracy”

Posted on February 8, 2020 By benign0 4 Comments on How Filipinos can fix their broken “democracy”
How Filipinos can fix their broken “democracy”

Perhaps rightly so, Opposition partisans in the Philippines lament the way “democracy” is working for them nowadays. They lost an entire nation in the 2016 elections that catapulted former Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the presidency today and botched a chance to gain a foothold into Congress when they suffered a catastrophic loss in…

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Media, Politics, Religion

SO WHAT if the Philippines is “less democratic” under Duterte?

Posted on December 3, 2019 By benign0 9 Comments on SO WHAT if the Philippines is “less democratic” under Duterte?
SO WHAT if the Philippines is “less democratic” under Duterte?

Leaders of today’s Philippine Opposition will have us believe that democracy is in crisis — even in decline (horrors!) — and, as such, heralding a coming era of doom and gloom for the nation in the coming years. They, of course, attribute this unfortunate prognosis to the government of President Rodrigo Duterte who, since Day…

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Government, Politics

Fear of missing out (FOMO) on a “better” president

Posted on September 16, 2019 By benign0 3 Comments on Fear of missing out (FOMO) on a “better” president
Fear of missing out (FOMO) on a “better” president

We’re all familiar with the experience of looking for parking in a packed parking lot. After spending the last hour circling and, in the case of malls, spiralling up and down in desperate search, we spot that one slot in the midst of a sea of cars and pull into it. Needless to say, finding…

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Politics

China proves that might – and MONEY – makes it RIGHT

Posted on August 7, 2019 By benign0 8 Comments on China proves that might – and MONEY – makes it RIGHT
China proves that might – and MONEY – makes it RIGHT

Hong Kong’s quaint experiment with liberal Western democracy is coming to an end. That, of course, is not the Hollywood ending a generation of snowflakes raised on a diet of Walt Disney dramas like Frozen is expecting. While there is a lot of noise on social media egging on the embattled protesters massing on Hong…

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Government, Lifestyle

You can’t legislate against “political dynasties” because the Philippines is a democracy

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 By benign0 14 Comments on You can’t legislate against “political dynasties” because the Philippines is a democracy
You can’t legislate against “political dynasties” because the Philippines is a democracy

The idea of legislating against “political dynasties” is ludicrous in a democracy such as the Philippines. For one thing (and, perhaps, the only thing), leaders and representatives in the Executive and Legislative branches of government respectively are elected by popular vote. This means that the people who make up the government are largely the outcome…

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Politics, Society

Voting, Vaginas and Vehicles: How toning down people’s rights can bring order to the Philippines

Posted on August 4, 2018 By zaxx 69 Comments on Voting, Vaginas and Vehicles: How toning down people’s rights can bring order to the Philippines
Voting, Vaginas and Vehicles: How toning down people’s rights can bring order to the Philippines

There has been much to discuss recently on the topic of “right to life” – whether having a beating heart is a basic right or a privilege. Now let’s dive into other so-called “rights” that Filipinos value. First off, let’s qualify the terms used in this article: Right / basic right – a fundamental moral…

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Culture, Government, Society

Under federalism, EVERY Filipino tribe will find out what they are REALLY made of

Posted on July 13, 2018July 14, 2018 By benign0 25 Comments on Under federalism, EVERY Filipino tribe will find out what they are REALLY made of
Under federalism, EVERY Filipino tribe will find out what they are REALLY made of

At the moment, every boy and his dog is writing one or another bit of “analysis” on the matter of the Philippines’ transformation into a federal republic. Under a federal system of government, each state is given autonomy to sort out its own affairs leaving the feds to handle the bigger issues of national consequence…

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Charter Change, Culture, Development

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