Liza Soberano – Sobering Truth that Pinoy Inbreeding (Jover Laurio) is NOT the Answer

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Liza Soberano – Sobering Truth that Pinoy Inbreeding (Jover Laurio) is NOT the Answer

Fil-Am hybrid Liza Soberano just bagged the recent Most Beautiful Face of 2017 award, competing not just among Filipinas but across the international Who’s Who of the most admired women around the globe. Even surpassing Hollywood stars like Gal Gadot and Natalie Portman (Full List Here), Liza’s striking beauty is a result of the amazing…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour

Bongbong Marcos need not run for senator because he is already Vice President of the Philippines

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Bongbong Marcos need not run for senator because he is already Vice President of the Philippines

Why is Bongbong Marcos the Vice President of the Philippines? Simple. Because presumtive “vice president” Leni Robredo was originally disqualified from taking office. And it was not just Robredo who was disqualified. The entire Liberal Party lineup in the 2016 elections was effectively disqualified. Recall, following the conclusion of those elections, Robredo’s running mate and…

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Crime, Politics

It is NOT TRUE that the Philippines’ new Tax Reform (TRAIN) bill is “anti-poor”

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It is NOT TRUE that the Philippines’ new Tax Reform (TRAIN) bill is “anti-poor”

Every woman and her dog is saying that the recently-implemented Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is “anti-poor”. They cite how increased taxes on commodities will be an “additional burden” on the poorest Filipinos with increased costs incurred in procuring input into businesses being passed on to customers and “trickling down” to the…

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Economy, Money Talks

A meeting of liberal minds: Oprah Winfrey for US President, Jover Laurio for “Filipino of the Year”

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A meeting of liberal minds: Oprah Winfrey for US President, Jover Laurio for “Filipino of the Year”

This is not to say US Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey is anything like “Filipino of the Year” Jover Laurio. Oprah is a pillar of the planet’s mightiest showbiz industry (amongst its most powerful people, by some accounts) who worked her way to the top the hard way. Laurio, on the other hand, is an…

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Media, Politics, Society

Hero Worship Is Still Exploited for Duping Filipinos

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Hero Worship Is Still Exploited for Duping Filipinos

Hero Worship remains so strong in Filipino society. Likely because, as I explained before, Filipinos see heroes as what they really want to be: lords and masters over others. Some others just want validation, and instead of trying to benefit others, they try to attack others and paint them as evil, such what Jover Laurio…

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Culture

Duterte tops approval and trust ratings again, Ph Opposition an even bigger laughingstock!

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Duterte tops approval and trust ratings again, Ph Opposition an even bigger laughingstock!

According to the report on Awareness and Trust Ratings of Top National Officials as of December 2017 released by Pulse Asia Research Inc., Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte still enjoys the approval and trust of Filipinos a year and a half into his term. 80 and 82 percent of Filipinos surveyed in the study said they…

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Government, Media, Politics

Does Jover Laurio symbolise for Filipinos what it means to be a great people?

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Does Jover Laurio symbolise for Filipinos what it means to be a great people?

Craig Nelson introduces his book Rocketmen, with the story of a 1969 United States Senate briefing (shortly after Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon) where Fermilab physicist Robert Wilson is asked how a $250 million atom smasher he proposes be built will contribute to the security of the United States….

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Culture, Media, Society

The Inquirer outed itself as a Liberal Party backer when it named Jover Laurio “Filipino of the Year”

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The Inquirer outed itself as a Liberal Party backer when it named Jover Laurio “Filipino of the Year”

Who holds a monopoly on the “truth”? According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, members of the Opposition do. The publication recently named their 2017 Filipinos of the Year and with the exception of members of the military and police officers who served in Marawi City, most of the people included in the list are those…

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Media, Politics