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3 Infuriating Myths About Family Life In The Philippines And Why They Need To Go

January 8, 2016 Grimwald 6 Comments

It looks like multiple contributors, commenters, readers and hapless bystanders are having a field day regarding the recent articles about HIV, the RH bill, contraception and, most importantly, sex. In that case, here’s a little something else to think about. See, one of the biggest problems in Philippine society isn’t that people don’t have values,…

Culture, Education, Media, Society

Are Philippine Internet service providers (ISPs) ready for Netflix?

January 8, 2016 benign0 5 Comments

Netflix is coming and Filipinos are excited! The plans to be offered by Netflix in the Philippines allow subscribers to stream up to ultra high definition videos into their media devices. The following excerpt from a CNN Philippines report details these plans… Users can choose from three price options: P370 for basic services, P460 for…

Development, Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Five Dangerous HIV/AIDS Myths That Many Filipinos Still Believe

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 MidwayHaven 22 Comments

According to the November 2015 report of the Philippine Department of Health (DOH), there are now close to 40,000 people in the country who are considered HIV positive. More than three-fourths of these cases have been due to male homosexual contact, while a little bit more than 12,000 of the total are now on treatment….

Education, Lifestyle, Society

Public Health Advisory: HIV Outbreak In The Philippines

January 7, 2016 Grimwald 29 Comments

After reading Benign0’s latest article regarding the rise of HIV in the Philippines, I find myself both alarmed and disappointed in my own country. It’s just really sad how our government has essentially screwed its own people over without any real regard for their safety and welfare. Indeed, perhaps there really is some truth to…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society, The South

Budget for condoms scrapped by Philippine Congress even as HIV infection rates soar

January 7, 2016 benign0 15 Comments

There couldn’t have been a worse time for the Philippine government to axe public funding for contraceptives from the national budget. Despite the new Reproductive Health Law requiring that government health centres provide free condoms and birth control pills, the Philippines’ legislature cut funding for this provision. The original budget submitted to Congress for approval…

Civics, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Religion

Jejomar Binay: The Devil You Know…

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Grimwald 4 Comments

“Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling… It makes no difference. The degree is arbitrary, the definition is blurred. If I must choose between one evil and another, I’d rather not choose at all.” ~Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Hello again dear readers of GRP, Thaddeus Grimwald here! Anyway, as of this writing, I…

Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Charlie Brown shows us how to get the girl in the new Peanuts movie

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Ilda 12 Comments

I was curious about the new animated Peanuts movie: Snoopy and Charlie Brown because it was getting good reviews. I grew up reading compilations of Peanuts comic strips in book form and thought it would be fun to see how Hollywood rendered the characters using computer generated imagery. Being the film buff that I am,…

Film Review, Glitz and Glamour, Society

3 Things Pinoy Rom-Coms Seem To Be Hiding From Its Viewers

January 6, 2016 Grimwald 3 Comments

Now that you’ve read my latest rant about being single, it’s time we go to a different topic. While I did mention something about Pinoy romantic-comedy shows (or “rom-coms” for short), I failed to elaborate deeper into the erroneous or sometimes detrimental influences of our local rom-coms. Again, I need to say that there’s nothing…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

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Religion, education, banking and currency... You can only have some
Gabsboy
on Filipinos should stop helping the poor through the Roman Catholic Church
One can never fully deconstruct the stranglehold of religion (not
megget
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Pete
on Stupid and stunted: Why Filipinos are looked down upon by the world
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on Stupid and stunted: Why Filipinos are looked down upon by the world
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on Stupid and stunted: Why Filipinos are looked down upon by the world
Is the writer a Filipino or spitting anywhere sanglay?
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on Token outrage and politically-motivated street rallies contribute very little to the reform agenda
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on Do Filipinos suffer from narcissistic personality disorder?
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