Tag: freedom

Filipinos – is there a link between being emotional and being ‘free’?

November 23, 2012August 8, 2013 FallenAngel 18 Comments

Fellow GRP writer Ilda nailed it quite succinctly: Filipinos are overly emotional. Emotions are known to drive people to do irrational things, and Filipinos are no exception to this rule. Whenever people let their emotions guide their decision-making, they display a lack of ability to think things through logically. On the other hand, Filipinos pride…

Culture, Society

Lawmakers who rushed to pass Cybercrime Law are now rushing to amend it

October 4, 2012February 18, 2014 Ilda 37 Comments

There is enough evidence to suggest that the passing of the Cybercrime Law was railroaded or rushed to avoid further scrutiny by the members of Congress. First, Senator Chiz Escudero quickly admitted “it was a personal oversight that the clause including libel among the crimes punishable under the new law was inserted in the committee…

Crime, Government, Politics

Republic Act 10175: Has ‘cyber martial law’ been declared yet?

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 benign0 29 Comments

Whereas, there are calls to “educate” the public on the alleged evils of Republic Act 10175 or the Philippine Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, it seems those who are making the loudest of such calls are themselves spreading information that may instead mis-educate the public. One Twitter user who goes by the name @BishopLuc posted…

Crime, Media, Politics, Technology

Mahathir Mohamad on why the Philippines may suffer from a case of mediocre political leadership

June 11, 2012September 10, 2016 benign0 123 Comments

Mediocre political leadership. These are the words Malaysian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad used to describe a key possible pitfall of “unbridled democracy”. This he said in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his being conferred an Honorary Professor Title by the University of Santo Tomas. Mahathir also added that free-wheeling democracy can…

Culture, Development, Featured, Government, Politics, Society

Musings on Independence Day: Discovering a new kind of freedom

June 10, 2012June 12, 2019 a 83 Comments

It’s that day again; that historic moment that will forever make its way to our youth’s school textbooks, that significant event that ended Spain’s grip on our forebears for good, that spectacular time when the Philippine flag was waved at the balcony of then-President Emilio Aguinaldo at Kawit, Cavite… that eternal memory etched in history…

Culture, Society

The Truth will set Filipinos free

September 18, 2011November 4, 2016 Ilda 113 Comments

A word or a sentence from someone can dramatically change our life; that is, if we are strong enough to take it in stride. Let’s take a slice from history and use Alexander the Great as an example. His tutor was no less than the famous philosopher, Aristotle. Surely what Alexander got from one of…

Civics, Culture, Society

Burma and the Philippines: struggling for democracy

January 13, 2011February 2, 2021 Ilda 27 Comments

In a move reminiscent of its coverage of the late Former Philippine President Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s political career, TIME magazine has recently featured on its cover not once, but twice in less than two months, another woman who is touted as an icon of freedom and democracy. Burma’s long suffering and recently released political prisoner,…

Development, Education, Politics, Religion