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The annual Quiapo Church Black Nazarene fiesta (Traslacion) and Filipinos’ fascination with crowding

Posted on January 4, 2018 By benign0 16 Comments on The annual Quiapo Church Black Nazarene fiesta (Traslacion) and Filipinos’ fascination with crowding
The annual Quiapo Church Black Nazarene fiesta (Traslacion) and Filipinos’ fascination with crowding

It remains quite the modern-day curiosity how more than a million people would troop to Manila for a chance to catch a glimpse and possibly — hoping against hope — touch the “revered” Black Nazarene figurine. I don’t get it. How is this crowding around a relic different, say, from the 30,000 Filipinos several years ago who trooped to…

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Culture, Religion

Manny Pacquiao highlights the whole problem with Filipinos

Posted on July 4, 2017July 4, 2017 By benign0 7 Comments on Manny Pacquiao highlights the whole problem with Filipinos
Manny Pacquiao highlights the whole problem with Filipinos

It seems Filipino sports fandom had achieved a milestone following the results of Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Jeff Horn by unanimous decision. Unlike in the past when Filipinos were united behind Pacquiao, response to the outcome of the fight is now divided along, you guessed it, political partisan lines. It seems Filipinos know nothing about…

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Culture, Society

5 Reasons Why I Think We Should Boycott The Local Mainstream Media Altogether

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 By Grimwald 73 Comments on 5 Reasons Why I Think We Should Boycott The Local Mainstream Media Altogether
5 Reasons Why I Think We Should Boycott The Local Mainstream Media Altogether

Look, I know I’ve always been a staunch opponent of the local media and that I wail at it whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. In fact, over the years, I think I’m becoming tiring and redundant when it comes to bashing the local media. However, I’m going to have to apologize to…

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Culture, Lifestyle, Media

The Gods And Demons Of The Lemming: A Fable About Idolatry

Posted on July 2, 2016 By Grimwald No Comments on The Gods And Demons Of The Lemming: A Fable About Idolatry
The Gods And Demons Of The Lemming: A Fable About Idolatry

Like I said before, I know that a lot of you are probably tired of my constant ranting here on GRP so perhaps you’d be more willing to listen to another story instead in a similar vein to Bob Ong’s Alamat ng Gubat and George Orwell’s Animal Farm… *** Once upon a time, in an island where beasts…

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Fiction, Politics, Religion, Society

How Idolatry Prevents Progress In The Philippines

Posted on June 6, 2016 By Grimwald 44 Comments on How Idolatry Prevents Progress In The Philippines
How Idolatry Prevents Progress In The Philippines

So people call me out on the harshness of my choice of words, my alleged “arrogance” and my tendency to berate the public figures they worship. Truth be told though, I don’t really blame them. For all intents and purposes, I will admit to the fact that I tend to choose very scathing remarks. Unfortunately,…

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Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

Waking up from The Matrix that is the Aquino idolatry

Posted on March 1, 2016 By rsurtida 48 Comments on Waking up from The Matrix that is the Aquino idolatry
Waking up from The Matrix that is the Aquino idolatry

If there’s one thing I can credit the Aquinos without malice, and with an air of awe and wide-eyed wonder, it would be their successful brainwashing of the majority of the Philippine population into looking at their clan like the second coming of Christ himself. The kind of adoration from people that, even if they’re…

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Civics, Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society

Get Real Manny Pacquiao And Vice Ganda! You’re BOTH Naked Emperors!

Posted on February 20, 2016 By Grimwald 25 Comments on Get Real Manny Pacquiao And Vice Ganda! You’re BOTH Naked Emperors!
Get Real Manny Pacquiao And Vice Ganda! You’re BOTH Naked Emperors!

I’m more than a little disappointed that there are still a lot of you who failed or outright refused the point of my previous article. I find it sad that, even when I made it clear what I was talking about, some of you still assumed all kinds of things and insisted that I was…

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Culture, Government, Media, Religion, Society

No More Idol Worship Please!

Posted on February 15, 2016 By Grimwald 13 Comments on No More Idol Worship Please!
No More Idol Worship Please!

I am so tired but there are things that need to be said and they need to be said now… Well, it really looks like Manny Pacquiao is serious about running for senator and, more likely than not, he’ll probably win considering all the people who say: “He donated lots of money to poor people…

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Culture, Government, Politics, Society

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