Tag: intellectual bankruptcy

The only intelligent challenge to politicians: Show us your PLATFORM. #PlatformPlez!

July 21, 2015 benign0 9 Comments

Former President Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada may not be the most credible politician in the Philippines, but at least he had this one right saying his decision to support politicians vying for the presidency in 2016 will depend on their platforms… “Kung sino ang nakikita kong maganda ang plataporma, ‘yun ang susuportahan ko sa huli. I…

Politics

The bird-brained ‘debate’ surrounding the 2016 Philippine elections

July 20, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

Just less than 12 months in the lead up to the 2016 elections and there is hardly any talk about which presidentiable has what strategic vision for the country. Instead, all the talk surrounds who is for or against who amongst the power brokers and which election winning machine (also glibly known as political parties…

Politics, Society

Kulturang Pinoy: Makalumang Pag-iisip Sa Modernong Mundo

July 19, 2015 Grimwald 8 Comments

2015 na at ilang buwan na lang ay darating na 2016 na siyang inaasahan ng nakararami na magdadala ng mabuting pagbabago sa ating bansa. Ganoon pa man, pasensya na kung hindi ako gaanong umaasa na darating ang pagbabago na inaasam ng ating mga kababayan dahil sa palagay ko, iilan lang naman talaga ang gustong magbago para…

Culture, Development, Education, Government, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

The Problems with an Education in the Philippines

July 18, 2015 Grimwald 17 Comments

Well, I’ve already said quite a bit about the media, I know. However, I think it’s time we got to discuss the possible solutions to the rapidly degenerating literacy rate of the Philippines. First and foremost, just like Rizal, I think that education is indeed key to the success of any country. If we really…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

Ang Immoralidad ng Pinoy Media

July 14, 2015 Grimwald 13 Comments

Kamakailan lamang, meron mga naki-usap na isalin ko sa Tagalog o wikang Filipino ang tatlo sa aking mga nakaraan na artikulo. Ang isa ay iyong tungkol kay Vice Ganda, yung susunod ay ukol sa Pinoy Big Brother at iyong huli naman ay naglalaman ng mga kritisismo laban sa media ng Pilipinas. Madalang talaga akong gumawa ng artikulo sa…

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Our Obsession with Pinoy Big Brother and What It Says About Us

July 11, 2015 Grimwald 30 Comments

Well PBB or Pinoy Big Brother is all over the news now what with the MTRCB getting all riled up because of some discovered “scandals” in the show. Honestly, I don’t even know why this show continues to air and why people continue to watch it even though it’s quite clear to me that it…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Critical thinking can save the Philippines

July 4, 2015 Ilda 35 Comments

University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Gerry Lanuza recently caused an uproar on social media when he was accused of attacking UP summa cum laude biology graduate Tiffany Uy on his Facebook post as being merely a “puppy of her parents” after she was lauded for achieving the highest weighted grade average obtained in the…

Culture, Development, Education, Society

The Philippines is an idiocracy, not a democracy: Happy Independence Day!

July 3, 2015 benign0 31 Comments

What?? Good-versus-evil again?? Is this the only way Filipinos will ever regard their elections? It’s no wonder then that the Philippines never gets anywhere. There is no roadmap forward. It’s always just a “fight” of some sort where the “winner” is seen to be continuing a struggle against an imaginary “tyrant” still lurking in the…

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