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Holiday Bus Service: a long-overdue modernisation of Metro Manila bus transport

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 benign0 7 Comments

Filipinos are too quick to slam the efforts of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to provide an alternative public transport option to Metro Manilans. The “Holiday Bus Service” is actually a good idea. Half-baked perhaps, but a good one that possibly needs more time in…

Development, Lifestyle

How Our Laziness Contributes To The Destruction Of Our Country

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

Before I begin, let it be known that I am also quite a slacker. Indeed, I suppose just about everyone feels lazy every now and again. Unfortunately, as individuals, we take simple “laziness” to a whole new level. It’s one thing to slack off at work every now and again, but it’s something else entirely…

Culture, Development, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society

Idolatry And Fanaticism In The Philippines: The Cycle Of Disaster Continues

December 7, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

Before I begin my formal rant, for a given value of the word “formal”, let me say a few bits from the Bible. The following are actually events taken from the book of Exodus translated to modern format and interpreted by me. However, before I go on, let me tell you that I am not…

Culture, Development, Politics, Religion, Society

Interview with The General

December 7, 2015 Charles Englund 24 Comments

Charles E.: General, thank you so much for granting this exclusive interview. Let me just say in behalf of all Filipinos, it is truly good to see you risen from the grave. Heneral Luna: Why, thank you Charles. I guess we will speak in English since your Tagalog is baluktot, and your Spanish is non-existent….

Politics, Society

A Deadly Cocktail of Religion and Politics in the Philippines

December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Jelen 52 Comments

The Philippines is a nation of people who would describe themselves as “God fearing”; where their lives revolve around entrusting everything to God. 80% of the population consists of Roman Catholics. This is also a nation where the phrase “malling” exists as a hobby since Filipinos just love to spend their spare time hanging out in…

Culture, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion, Society

Who Among the 2016 Candidates Will Hold BS Aquino Accountable After His Term?

December 4, 2015December 5, 2015 MidwayHaven 17 Comments

Shortly after a popular uprising in 2001, Philippine President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was removed from his position and replaced by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who before that point was the Vice President. Under pursuit by Arroyo and the Supreme Court, Estrada was arrested for government plunder and found guilty after a lengthy trial, though Arroyo eventually pardoned him…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics, The South

Demanding Change Without Changing Oneself Won’t Change Anything

December 4, 2015 Grimwald 12 Comments

First, let’s begin with a story from my 4th grade teacher… There was this kid who saw how bad and ugly the world was and prayed: “Lord, please change the world so that everyone can be happy!” Unfortunately, nothing happened. When the kid became a teen, he saw how terrible the state of his country was so he…

Civics, Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Religion, Society

Duterte’s dangerous experiment: Vigilantism as state-sanctioned doctrine

December 4, 2015 benign0 32 Comments

We all have bad experiences dealing with other people. Some of those experiences make us wish we could just take a gun and shoot whoever had caused those bad experiences. But we don’t because there are also consequences for doing so. Perhaps in the case of the Philippines, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte and what he’s…

Crime, Culture, Development, Politics, Society, The South