We beg to differ.
It is no longer news that Metro Manila, the Philippines’ premiere urban centre is a mess, and its residents’ biggest bane is its mass transport system. For a metropolis the size of Greater Manila, the existing rail network is extremely sparse and public road transport is utterly chaotic. Over the last couple of years alone,…
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I’ve heard of extras being called “props that eat”. But, I didn’t know that they’re subjected to degrading working conditions for an entire day for what seems like a pittance. One story has it that at an outdoor shoot in the middle of a field, extras either had a choice of waiting under the hot…
I’m not gonna mince words anymore. It’s time for me to be brutally frank. The immaturity of Filipinos as it is is probably one of the biggest factors that keep it in the dark about what’s really going on in the world around us. Remember my article about the immaturity of Filipinos? Well, I think…
Skyway System Operator San Miguel Corporation Demonstrates Responsiveness to Social Media The E-Pass is an active RFID tag that allows motorists on SLEX to just zip through toll booths and have the toll fee deducted from the cash stored in the active RFID tag’s account. This has been around for some time now and despite…
So some residents of Metro Manila now know how big or how little a risk they face in the event of a strong earthquake hitting sometime in the future. A certainty, we are told. But information is only useful when it is actionable. The information so far being circulated by the Philippine government comes primarily…
I have been asked more than twice now whether or not I believe that Duterte is the best candidate we have for president in the up and coming 2016 election. Okay, first, let’s just get something out of the way first. No, I would actually prefer to vote for Gordon even if there are more…
Clearly, the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law by the House Ad Hoc Committee was a case of railroading. The committee, for starters, was padded with Malacanang allies. And, not surprisingly, the “investment” paid off. CNN Philippines reports… Malacañan allies in the House of Representatives comprised the majority of the 48 votes favoring the BBL….
Disclaimer: The following is a satirical article. It is, was and never will be real. At least, I HOPE not. There has been much hullabaloo over the up and coming film with Kris Aquino and Herbert Bautista. As a matter of fact, it has been recently announced that Kris Aquino is very excited about their up and…