Tag: population

Budget for condoms scrapped by Philippine Congress even as HIV infection rates soar

January 7, 2016 benign0 15 Comments

There couldn’t have been a worse time for the Philippine government to axe public funding for contraceptives from the national budget. Despite the new Reproductive Health Law requiring that government health centres provide free condoms and birth control pills, the Philippines’ legislature cut funding for this provision. The original budget submitted to Congress for approval…

Civics, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Religion

Landless in My Own Land – What’s the Solution to Metro Manila’s Squatter Menace?

January 1, 2016 zaxx 49 Comments

Thousands of squatters (informal settlers) are fleeing the Philippine capital to move back to their provinces. Half of the squatter population decides to stick it out though, maintaining their stand to stay in their illegal settlements all over the metropolis. Yet through the months, squatter colonies are dwindling in number, slowly becoming virtual ghost towns….

Civics, Development, Education, Society

A Deadly Cocktail of Religion and Politics in the Philippines

December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Jelen 52 Comments

The Philippines is a nation of people who would describe themselves as “God fearing”; where their lives revolve around entrusting everything to God. 80% of the population consists of Roman Catholics. This is also a nation where the phrase “malling” exists as a hobby since Filipinos just love to spend their spare time hanging out in…

Culture, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion, Society

Who Among the 2016 Candidates will Prioritize Climate Issues?

December 3, 2015 MidwayHaven 15 Comments

Clearly my most recent article hit a delicate nerve (or to put it colloquially, “aimed for the butthurt”), as revealed by the numerous replies left by visitors who took the time to skim through it. Most of the comments have only proven my point: instead of rebutting the various other points which I offered in…

Environment, Government, Science

Aerial photo of monstrous urban blight in Manila shocks Filipinos!

June 15, 2015June 17, 2015 benign0 29 Comments

This aerial photo of what could be a suburb of Metro Manila made desolate by a wilderness of urban shanties as far as the eye could see has been making the social media rounds over the weekend. The first I came across it was on a Sunday morning post on the Get Real Philippines Community…

Development, Environment

Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs: Where We Go Wrong

May 27, 2015 Grimwald 7 Comments

For those keeping up with my Deep series, chapter 6 is on its way. I just think that this article is of greater importance so I’m posting it first. This article is essentially a response and expansion of this post. Please read all of it and watch the video. When I was in nursing school, we were…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Manila street kids and families enjoy P6000-per-night beach resort during Pope Francis’s visit

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 benign0 17 Comments

Perhaps then, the Philippine government may be right after all. Perhaps government personnel did not, as what was alleged, round up street kids all over Manila and throw them in little cages. No. According to an ABS-CBN News report, the kids and their families were “guests” in a posh P6,000 peso (USD135) per night resort…

Civics, Development, Environment, Government, Lifestyle

Rosaries and Rabbits

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Hector Gamboa 9 Comments

After the Philippines has been blessed by the visit of the much beloved Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff left the Filipinos with so much inspiration for hope and compassion. Included in his message is the call for all Catholic parents to be responsible. The Pope reminded the Filipino Catholics not to breed “like rabbits” and…