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The Over-Hyping of Filipino “Resilience”

December 4, 2013 ChinoF 13 Comments

After Anderson Cooper made a controversial report which highlighted how slow help was coming, he subsequently made a more patronizing message wherein he praised Filipino resilience after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. It was like a sort of make-up for the first video. He probably realized he had irked a hypersensitive people, so he decided to make another…

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The Outrage Fad on Donald Trump Jr. and the Tubbataha Incident

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 ChinoF 12 Comments

One thing I and fellow GRP bloggers observed earlier about activists like tour guide Carlos Celdran is that they seem to thrive on Outrage Fads. For example, when someone made a map of the Philippines supposedly being an empire over Asia, Celdran readily endorsed it. It was after all part of the outrage fad against…

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ChinoF
on A View on Individual Responsibility and Mental Health
In 2026, my article seems still relevant to the Lindsay
Edith
on Very few of us can play world class tennis, but we can ALL be like Alex Eala
Kudos to her amazing parents for raising a well-rounded person.
Robert Haighton
on Very few of us can play world class tennis, but we can ALL be like Alex Eala
Does she also have the "over my dead body" mentality?
Maria
on Filipinas are forced to look for real men from overseas
As a Filipina, I think one thing that often gets
Edith
on The US Open will make — and make — Alex Eala whatever way it goes for her
I'm among the many fans. She's more mature than her
Propaganda Boy
on The Lumads: Another Victim Of Filipino Apathy
Lumads are nothing more than just wokes, mulat and LGBTQIA
Propaganda Boy
on Why Pride is a Bad Reaction to Oppression
Wow... what about conversation therapy!?
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Maggot... Bringing back strongman Duterte and Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and