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Boracay closure by Duterte better than a closure order by Mother Nature

April 5, 2018 benign0 2 Comments

Thousands of jobs will be impacted by the recently-announced closure of popular island resort Boracay, shriek a bevy of “activists”. But, really, perhaps one should pause first to consider whether the man-made impact in the form of the closure order approved by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may, in fact, be a lot more preferrable to…

Environment, Lifestyle

Filipinos’ concern over a depreciating peso is due to a pathetic dependence on imports

April 4, 2018 benign0 39 Comments

A depreciating peso wouldn’t really be an issue if Filipinos are able to produce what they consume and sell what they don’t consume to an export market. The trouble is, the Philippines is not a producer of valuable enough stuff and prefer, instead, the lazy option of “producing” and selling low-value raw stuff. I enclosed…

Economy, Money Talks

The Philippines’ Roman Catholic Church should be taxed and its books opened to public scrutiny

April 3, 2018 benign0 14 Comments

Consider the vastness of the money-making machine that the Philippine Roman Catholic Church is. None of its activities including those that are financially profitable are currently taxed by the Philippine government. Catholic education alone, for example, is an expensive premium service that even the wealthiest of Filipinos clamber over one another to partake of. Yet…

Education, Media, Money Talks, Religion

Andanar’s Attackers Are Clueless Dogs In The Manger

April 3, 2018 P. Farol 3 Comments

Just before the Holy Week holiday, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar received a bit of flak for misprinted press IDs and a mislabeled transcription of a radio interview of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. His attackers made it seem that the secretary’s duties revolved around proof reading and arranging media interviews INSTEAD of…

Government, Media

Robredo camp in a position to take unfair advantage of the ‘wet ballot’ scandal!

April 3, 2018 benign0 8 Comments

Wet ballots. It’s the bane of the on-going vote recount being conducted following suspicions of electoral fraud in the 2016 elections that led to the dubious “victory” of now presumptive “vice presdient” Leni Robredo. The wet ballots and missing audit logs were reported early into the initiative by the camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos……

Government, Politics

Filipinos continue to prefer mestizas over ‘kayumanggis’ because they are lazy thinkers

April 3, 2018 benign0 9 Comments

It’s no secret that having fair skin in the Philippines translates to upward social mobility. If we consider for a moment that the skin colours that dominate Philippine entertainment may be good indicators of the sorts of folks Filipinos look up to and even worship, it is fair to conclude that this remains true today….

Culture, Society

Rappler journalists act like onion-skinned cry-babies

April 2, 2018 Ilda 3 Comments

Let us talk about Rappler. Yes, the online news site that serves up content more like a well-oiled blogsite. There is a lot to be said about a supposed media company whose writers write more about themselves than the news itself. First, the organisation found itself in hot water and is now facing possible closure…

Media

‘Fake News’ crusader Maria Ressa uses Wikipedia as reference for ‘fake news’ accusations!

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 benign0 11 Comments

What possessed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to post a link to an FHM Philippines article that then links to a Wikipedia article that exhibits a “List of Philippine Fake News Sites”? Everyone knows that Wikipedia is not a reliable source of “news”. Yet here is the self-appointed “thought leader” on all things digital, a crusader…

Media