Tag: typhoon

Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle should just shut up about the Yolanda victims

December 2, 2013 benign0 87 Comments

Recall the monstrous earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan back in 2011 causing untold death and suffering there. The stoicism and quiet grace with which the Japanese greeted the unimaginable destruction and loss of life, mobilised its forces to assess and respond, and reached out to the global community to receive assistance speaks volumes…

Civics, Religion, Society

The Noy who cried wolf

November 27, 2013 FallenAngel 37 Comments

No doubt that many of you have heard of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, one of Aesop’s fables. A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks villagers nearby into thinking that wolves are attacking his flock. When the wolves do come along, he cries for help once again, but the villagers do not believe him anymore. Thus, the…

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Environment, Government, Politics, Society

Manny Pacquiao should focus on resolving his tax case to be of REAL service to Filipinos

November 27, 2013September 26, 2021 benign0 16 Comments

It’s a he-said-she-said situation at the moment as mainstream media focuses its “news reporting” on the basis of soundbytes and snippets of statements made by boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and the Philippines’ chief tax collector Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares. It all started with “reports” following the boxing match between Pacquiao and…

Civics, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Why “stop being negative, be more positive” can be counterproductive

November 27, 2013November 27, 2013 ChinoF 21 Comments

Many are complaining that Get Real Philippines is so negative. They want us to come out with more positive articles. They say we are not helping with our negative messages. Oh, really? How sure are you about that? As fellow blogger Kate Natividad wrote, being positive has become much too overrated already because it serves…

Culture

Bodies dumped in mass graves as PNoy expresses concern over ‘anxiety’ of families of missing Yolanda victims

November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 benign0 25 Comments

Reports of the death toll following the devastation left by super-typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) continue to pour in. The most recently-released official Philippine government estimate released two days ago put the number of deaths at more than 5,200. President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III has since “conceded” that the death toll is at least double what…

Civics, Environment, Government, Media

Filipinos should get the real lesson from Pacquiao’s latest victory

November 26, 2013 ChinoF 7 Comments

Once again, Filipino boxer extraordinaire Manny Pacquiao claims another victory, this time over Brandon Rios. This is supposed to uplift people’s spirits in the wake of the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. And it’s probably making up for the loss against Juan Manuel Marquez last year. Again, Filipinos are going to say “Pinoy pride,” something…

Glitz and Glamour

Enough pushing of Manny Pacquiao ‘hope’ pills already!

November 25, 2013 Kate Natividad 67 Comments

Ok na sana that Manny Pacquiao won against Brandon Rios. That is of course a cause for celebration for any Pacman fan (which I am). What’s annoying is the way Pinoys extend that victory to give some nebulous basis for some sort of hope to the Typhoon Yolanda victims. Why nga ba? How exactly does…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Are donations to the relief and recovery of Yolanda victims in the Philippines all going to waste?

November 25, 2013December 21, 2021 benign0 35 Comments

Back in 2009, a massive bushfire raged through much of the state of Victoria in Australia, killing 173 people following record high temperatures in the state. It was the highest peace time civilian death toll from a single disaster in Australian history. At the time, the state Integrated Emergency Coordination Centre (IECC) applied a “stay…

Civics, Development, Environment, Government