Tag: population

Manufacturing can be a key to Filipinos enjoying a free and healthy life

April 25, 2012September 1, 2014 Ilda 42 Comments

Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan defined a developed country as: “… one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment”. In theory, his statement is simple enough to understand but quite complicated to put into practice. Annan wasn’t specific about which country or…

Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle

Protesting the destruction of trees by SM Baguio: a pointless exercise at best

April 11, 2012 benign0 43 Comments

So now we’re suddenly protesting the removal of a couple hundred trees from an area of land upon which an expansion of the SM Baguio mall will be built. I wonder, though: Why only now? Last I heard, the destruction of Baguio City had been going on for decades. Indeed, Filipinos have been destroying Baguio…

Development, Environment, Government, Society

The Dying Lands

April 9, 2012April 9, 2012 coolass 75 Comments

The health of every individual on this planet involves a balanced coexistence among four major elements in an ecosystem: water, soil, plants and animals; and the fate of human civilization depends on the use-or mis-use of these natural resources. Plant and animal life, being capable of reproduction, are classed as “renewable resources”; but soil, in…

Philippines: 16th largest economy by 2050? Here’s the truth!

March 16, 2012September 20, 2013 Ilda 103 Comments

Ugh…if I see another news headline comparing the Philippines to some kind of animal, I might just get physically sick. “Asian Tiger Economy of the World”; “The dark horse of the region”. Speaking of being sick, at least one headline referred to the Philippines as the “healthy man of Asia” as opposed to the perennial…

Economy, Education, Environment

Filipino attitude towards money highlighted yet again

March 5, 2012March 5, 2012 FallenAngel 21 Comments

Recently, a renowned financial expert in the United States, Suze Orman, was in town for a series of talks about personal finance. Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) brought her over as part of their financial wellness advocacy. Naturally, one of the things she focused, and expressed concerns about, is the Filipino attitude towards money….

Culture, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Money Talks, Society

The illusion of progress in the Philippines

January 11, 2012July 6, 2013 benign0 32 Comments

Filipinos choose to measure progress from a Western perspective (mainly financial wealth and capital-intensive development). Thus a “successful” Filipino individual as measured by contemporary Filipino society fits the standard Hollywood mold — big house, party lifestyle, trendy clothes, shiny car, and flashy mobile devices. The trouble with Philippine society is that we embrace the superficial…

Culture, Development, Environment, Lifestyle, Money Talks

Seven billion human beings living on our little planet: Is that a good thing?

November 3, 2011 benign0 35 Comments

Last year on the 18th October 2010, the Australian Department of Sustainability and Environment issued a 12-month permit to the Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE (a government adult education facility) to cull up to 300 kangaroos living within its 320 hectare horse farm on Eden Park. The permit to kill these iconic animals was approved…

Development, Lifestyle

CBCP blogger Carlos Antonio Palad calls Reproductive Health Bill supporters ‘enemies’

June 9, 2011 benign0 21 Comments

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines is reportedly now “tapping” Filipino bloggers in the “fight” versus the Reproductive Health Bill currently being “debated” in Philippine Congress. The CBCP’s official press release, indicated that its “media affairs” people had met with “several bloggers.” Though the title of the article described the purpose of the initiative…

Media, Politics, Religion