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Maria Ressa plays the “Assault on Press Freedom” card again

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 benign0 6 Comments

With the impending arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, the usual clique “social justice warriors” (SJWs) are up in arms. But the Philippine government’s stand on the matter remains consistent. A statement released by the Department of Justice reads… Assistant State Prosecutor Zenamar Machacon-Caparros upheld the complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)…

Crime, Media

“Wear black”?? How Katipunan Road mirrors the degeneration of Boracay Island

December 1, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

Suddenly Katipunan Road is “home” to every UAAP basketball fan and, worse, to every millennial “social justice warrior” (SJW) and her cat. Now I know what it feels like to be an indigenous inhabitant of Boracay Island whenever the LaBoracay crowd comes to town. A basketball “battle” of the Katipunan universities is a relatively rare…

Culture, Society

Things of the past

November 30, 2018December 1, 2018 FallenAngel 7 Comments

Historical parallelism – because two or more significant events happened in the past, then one similar event happening again will lead to another of the corresponding event. And the most recent example, being bandied around by critics of current president Rodrigo Duterte, is that the University of the Philippines (UP) Men’s Basketball Team’s UAAP (University…

Upsilon elitism is NOTHING compared to the elitism of the Ateneo and La Salle BOYS club

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 benign0 23 Comments

While we’re in the business of calling out the misogyny, elitism, homphobia, and racism in the leaked group chats allegedly originating from the “brods” of the illustrious Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity, perhaps we should step even further back and regard the full landscape of the deep nature of this “fraternity” culture. In his recent Inquirer…

Education, Society

Ang Katotohanan Sa Facebook Ad Ni @PinoyAkoBlog Jover Laurio’s Para Kay Sen. Bam Aquino

November 25, 2018 P. Farol 12 Comments

Malamang wala na talagang naniniwala na may naging silbi si Bam Aquino sa senado at naplitan na si Jover Laurio aka @PinoyAkoBlog na magbayad ng advertisement sa Facebook para lang may magbasa ng post niya tungkol sa idol siyang re-electionist senator. Sa post ni @PangitAkoBlog este @PinoyAkoBlog, gigil na gigil niyang ginigiit na gawa gawa…

Politics

We need to find a peacetime use for social media

November 23, 2018 benign0 4 Comments

Like most technologies that permeate society today, social media, as it turns out, originally came of age as a weapon. Though it was originally pitched as a peachy digital hangout for catching up with friends and as a platform for “activism” aimed at fostering “social good”, what it is really being used for today is…

Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Though unverified, the Upsilon Sigma Phi “leaks” are EASY to believe

November 22, 2018 benign0 16 Comments

Lots of buzz lately around the reported leaked group messages purportedly exposing hideous evidence of ingrained misogyny, racism, and criminal intent within the erstwhile illustrious Upsilon Sigma Phi (Upsilon) fraternity. Yael Toribio, Student Council Chair and Upsilon member in the University of the Philippines where Upsilon is based had this to say… “In this light,…

Education, Society

China knows how things “work” in the Philippines

November 21, 2018November 18, 2019 benign0 37 Comments

Indeed, the Chinese know how thing “work” in the Philippines. They have, after all, been prominent figures in Philippine industry since the Middle Ages. They know enough to fly above the radars of the natives and deal directly with the powers-that-be. That strategy of knowing and dealing with the right people continues to this day….

Culture, Economy, Money Talks