Tag: It’s more fun in the Philippines

Hospitality and Hospital Industries: Pillars of Philippine Economic Growth

May 31, 2022 zaxx 10 Comments

Entertaining tourists and guests, and making them feel welcome and at-home make up a crucial pillar of the Philippine economy. Our national-pastime-turned-industry of singing, dancing, cracking jokes, and playing basketball provides our valued international and local visitors a good time to sit back and relax over San Miguel light and chicharon bulaklak pulutan while the…

Culture, Development, Economy, Society

‘The Philippines says Thank You’ video: missing the bigger point #PHthankyou

February 9, 2014February 9, 2014 FallenAngel 47 Comments

So apparently, three months after Tropical Storm Haiyan (local name Yolanda) hits the Philippines, the Department of Tourism (DOT) comes out with a short video called “The Philippines says Thank You”, with the accompanying hashtag #PHthankyou. Ok. So what then? Frankly, the video just fails to move me. I’m probably only a handful of Filipinos…

Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Does Manila Really Need A Slogan?

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 P. Farol 21 Comments

When it comes to changing things for the better, dilettantes masquerading as activists and self-professed experts will often prioritize creating superficial hype because of their profound lack of understanding and insight into what the real problems are. Case in point is Carlos Celdran and his brain-fart on Facebook where he proposes that “Manila needs a…

Development

It’s more gun in the Philippines!

February 5, 2013 benign0 15 Comments

Funny, I always thought it was national snack chicharon, a renowned tolerance for obvious road killers like jeepneys, the corrosive lead-laced gaseous mix that passes off for air in their capital city, toxic in-laws, and their aversion to exercise that kills the most Fillipinos. All true, perhaps. But the biggest challenge to Filipinos living to…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Tax season na! It’s raining P****g I*a!

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 7 Comments

May kapatid akong tumatangis na tax computation/adjustment month na naman at masama ang loob dahil wala naman siyang nakikitang kapuna-punang pagbabago o maramdamang magandang serbisyo mula sa gobyerno. Kaya ang tanong niya saan napupunta ang binabayad niya? Sabi ko dapat sa debt servicing, infrastructure, public and social services pero Â “paramount” sa lahat, ay ang sosyal…

Culture, Government, Money Talks, Politics, Society