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The hypocrisy in the way Filipinos ‘welcome’ the Rohingya boat people

May 30, 2015May 30, 2015 benign0 116 Comments

I cringed when I read Patricia Evangelista’s The Rohingya and the port of last resort, a piece that reeks of the sort of perverted Pinoy Pride we once again put up with that all-too-familiar uniquely-Pinoy brand of pomposity. According to Evangelista… We know what we are. We are the port of last resort, and have…

Civics, Culture, Society

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders kicks off campaign with a populist bang!

May 27, 2015 benign0 14 Comments

Presidential campaign fever is in the air in the United States amidst widespread lament over a lack of strong policy- and issues-based debate so far coming from the top presidential contenders Jeb Bush (Republican) and Hillary Clinton (Democratic). In the midst of all this, Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic (Independent caucus)) launched his campaign with an…

Economy, Politics