Tag: manila

Rubbish-littered Manila NAIA Terminal 3 airport lounge tells the real story

October 25, 2014October 25, 2014 benign0 221 Comments

A photo of a waiting lounge littered with rubbish in Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has caught the attention of many people and is making the rounds on social media. The photo was originally posted by former Philippine Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon on Twitter with the caption: NAIA 3…trash left behind by…

Civics, Culture, Development, Environment, Lifestyle, Society

The Canadians finally got it right: Manila IS a dump!

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014 benign0 17 Comments

Literally! No really. As of this writing there are reportedly 50 container vans containing toxic waste imported from Canada sitting on a yard at the Manila International Container Terminal. Somebody in Canada must have finally worked it out in their head. Manila is the place to dump stuff. Metro Manilans have been doing it for…

Development, Economy, Environment, Lifestyle

We are all still waiting for technology to make our lives better

September 17, 2014 benign0 5 Comments

You gotta give credit to those who cheer on the inroads technology is relentlessly making into people’s personal lives. Technology, they say, is “making lives better” by “empowering” ordinary people to take greater “control over their lives”. The nebulous banter seems to resonate with consumers who remain wide-eyed in anticipation for the coming of the…

Crime, Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Society, Tech Talk

Is the Philippines ready for an Ebola outbreak?

August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 benign0 28 Comments

The death toll is mounting in West Africa as the Ebola virus, which causes an often fatal haemorrhagic fever in its victims, ravages West Africa. The disease is spread amongst humans through blood and other bodily fluids. The world is starting to batten down as fears of the disease spreading beyond the region grows. Governments…

Development, Environment, Government

The Disqualification of ERAP and the ‘Seat Belt Law’ of the Philippine Electorate

July 11, 2014 Virtual Vigilante 11 Comments

The Comelec, the Sandiganbayan and, most of all, the Supreme Court have either failed to fulfil their duties or shirked their responsibilities long enough with respect to the unequivocal and perpetual disqualification of individuals convicted of a crime to run for and/or hold public office, be it an elected or appointed post, whether or not…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Manila commuters’ nightmare: SM City ‘grand central station’ plans for MRT and LRT lines now in pieces!

June 12, 2014 benign0 27 Comments

What was once a grand plan to construct what could have been considered Manila’s first true “Grand Central Station” near SM North EDSA Mall has stalled and has literally broken up into little pieces that will leave commuters, as usual, grasping the short end of the stick. The station would have linked tracks being built…

Development, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

It’s so hot in the Philippines!!

June 5, 2014April 26, 2023 Kate Natividad 9 Comments

Ang init!! While the well-heeled among us cry over power bills inflated by airconditioner use, imagine the millions of Filipinos who don’t even have electric fans. Worse, imagine those living in the squatter areas! It’s bad enough having to sleep with no airconditioner in a big room with lots of windows. Imagine what it’s like…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Digital transport network Uber: Could it cure Manila’s jeepney infestation?

May 23, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

What’s hot in the public transport innovation scene today? It’s Uber. The top (arguably) “digital transport network” in the world is looking at a possible USD12 billion valuation if efforts to raise a reported USD500 million in its most recent funding round bears fruit. Why is Uber hot? Because it applies well the same simple…

Development, Government, Politics, Tech Talk