Tag: singapore

Heads-up: The One-China Policy could soon include Palawan and Singapore

June 15, 2019 zaxx 7 Comments

While our senators will soon be out in the public square basking in free-media-mileage limelight debating over whether China is friend or foe after that (in Mar’s terminology) unfortunate “mis-encounter” in the sea that left a hapless Penoy-powered Pinoy boat sinking after getting rammed by a Chinese vessel, right under their noses is Mainland China…

Development, Government, Politics

Otso Diretso candidates get their asses kicked by Administration candidates in the most recent “debate”!

April 30, 2019 benign0 38 Comments

One thing remains clearly evident today: elections remain an emotional exercise. As such, it is unlikely that the outcome of this year’s election will be an intellectual one. Whilst “debates” have become a more normal feature of campaigns in Philippine elections in the last several years, it still remains to be seen whether these exercises…

Culture, Politics

Not really an “Asian” movie but I’m excited to see Crazy Rich Asians nonetheless

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 Kate Natividad 37 Comments

I’m gonna see Crazy Rich Asians as soon as I can. How can I not? It’s been promoted ’til Kindgom come! There’s also all that hype surrounding Queen of Philippine Media Kris Aquino’s millisecond appearance. Lol! If I were her I wouldn’t make such a big deal of it. When you are The Queen and…

Culture, Film Review, Glitz and Glamour

Voting, Vaginas and Vehicles: How toning down people’s rights can bring order to the Philippines

August 4, 2018 zaxx 69 Comments

There has been much to discuss recently on the topic of “right to life” – whether having a beating heart is a basic right or a privilege. Now let’s dive into other so-called “rights” that Filipinos value. First off, let’s qualify the terms used in this article: Right / basic right – a fundamental moral…

Culture, Government, Society

The KEY to a truly intelligent political discourse that ordinary Filipinos can relate with

January 25, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

I came up with a new public relations (PR) concept for Malacanang. I call it the Flypaper Trick. To understand this trick, a brief explanation of how flypaper works is in order. Flypaper is a sheet of paper coated with a strong adhesive that attracts flies that happen to be buzzing around. A fly that…

Development, Economy, Money Talks

Today is International Human Rights Day, but is “human rights” really an international thing?

December 10, 2017 benign0 13 Comments

Western liberal democracies are celebrating “International Human Rights Day” today. And Filipino liberals and its Leftist elements are, of course, celebrating as well — which is ironic in the case of the latter because commies aren’t exactly big fans of “human rights”. Indeed, re-emergent China is fast taking steps to regain its role as the…

Culture, Development

Filipinos need to kill their cultural demons in order to kill their real enemies

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

Filipinos need to “unite” to solve their big macro national problems. Yet Filipinos, unfortunately, are a people pulled in different directions. We have Yellowtards versus Dutertards, the masses versus the oligarchs, Christians versus Muslims, and Imperial Manila versus the rest of the country among other battles being waged that are ripping Philippine society apart. Adding…

Culture, Development, Education, Society

Mandatory military training in Ph schools needed to toughen up ‘temperamental’ millennials

February 8, 2017February 13, 2017 benign0 16 Comments

I had an epiphany today. I found out that ROTC (a.k.a. Citizen’s Military Training or CMT or Citizen’s Army Training or CAT) hasn’t been mandatory in Philippine schools since 2001. And so I thought, holy shit, that explains a lot about the quality of Filipino “millennials” today! I realise now that mixed into the cocktail…

Education, Featured, Society