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Filipinos Being “Emotion Junkies” Keeps Filipino Society Backward

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 ChinoF 9 Comments

One of the weirdest things from Filipinos is their transfixation on emotion, as I mentioned in my article about the raucous pursuit of highs. I remember when eating at a fast-food restaurant one time, I saw students doing a school project. One girl held up a paper-plate clock she made, and said “ang lungkot tingnan…

Culture

#Dutertenomics heralds the dawn of a ‘golden age of infrastructure’ for the Philippines

April 19, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” – Oscar Wilde The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to shift to deficit spending to the tune of hundreds of billions of pesos in investments in infrastructure for this financial year alone. This follows decades of underspending and a steady…

Development, Economy

Robert Haighton
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Lambada Pansino
on Japan and the Philippines A Contrast in Pansin
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Lambada Pansino
on Japan and the Philippines A Contrast in Pansin
Pilipinos need to wake the f up. We are used
Humphrey
on Alex Eala has ONE job
She is another rich kid, us empire worshipping clown, with
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
Indeed. The choice is entirely hers to make. It's a
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on Alex Eala has ONE job
Alex only needs to prove to herself. She doesn't have
Forgetit
on The Silent Crisis: How Stigma and State Violence Exacerbated Neurodiversity in the Philippines
Yeah, Filipinos are a bunch of judgmental people. They think
Jed
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Effective governance starts locally. It starts with individuals, families then