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The real losers in the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight are the consumers!

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

What will ultimately determine Manny Pacquiao’s earnings from his visually disappointing fight with Floyd Mayweather are pay per view (PPV) earnings. Pay per view programs are shows offered by cable TV companies on demand to their subscribers for a one-time fee. In the case of the Pacquiao-Mayweather spectacle yesterday, that fee could be anywhere from…

Media, Money Talks, Politics

Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao the same way Filipino politicians beat real leaders – on POINTS

May 3, 2015 benign0 55 Comments

What’s all the fuss about? Filipinos by now should be very well familiar with the way Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao in today’s bout. The key insight here is what disappointed Filipinos are now telling themselves: Mayweather may have won, but Pacquiao was the better fighter. Mayweather was obviously the smarter fighter. He got the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Politics

The Philippines’ shame: Bickering over the Mary Jane Veloso case

May 2, 2015May 4, 2015 benign0 17 Comments

What was otherwise a joyful event was turned into another Philippine circus. Filipinos rejoiced this week after Mary Jane Veloso who languished in an Indonesian prison for five years on charges of drug trafficking and was scheduled for execution last Tuesday was granted a reprieve. However, this show of rare unity in joy was short-lived….

Civics, Crime, Government, Politics, Society

Seeking Psychiatric Help: Debunking Common Misconceptions

May 1, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I have thought it time to discuss a much overlooked topic. Considering everything that’s been happening in Philippine history and the way common Pinoys tend to react in the worst way possible, I think it’s time to re-evaluate the things that we accept and take as facts. To truly understand the mind of…

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

Will Manny Pacquiao beat Floyd Mayweather because of Filipinos’ prayers?

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 benign0 26 Comments

Filipinos lead much of the world getting pumped up in the lead up to the day when we find out for sure who really is the pound-for-pound greatest fighter on the planet. Filipinos not just want but need a Manny Pacquiao win. “Filipino pride” depends on it! What can ordinary Filipinos do to “help” Manny…

Culture, Lifestyle, Religion, Society

A Submissive Nation, A Culture of Slavery

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

After the various reactions to one of my previous articles, I cannot help but have quite a few reactions of my own. Anyway, now that we have our sentiments out in the open, I harken back to when I first started writing here to one of my very first articles. Again, with the recent events unfolding like…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Mary Jane Veloso and Manny Pacquiao provide Filipinos with emotional highs

April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 FallenAngel 13 Comments

Filipinos like emotional highs. They need them as a distraction from their wretched existences. Pinoy Pride, which a victory by Manny Pacquiao, or Gilas Pilipinas, or any other sports team or celebrity with Filipino blood competing overseas provides, is an example of such a source of them. They also got such a high from Mary…

Crime, Culture, Society

OFW Mary Jane Veloso jailed in Indonesia for 5 years without Philippine government assistance

April 30, 2015January 4, 2023 Ilda 40 Comments

Supporters of convicted drug smuggler Mary Jane Veloso heaved a sigh of relief after Indonesia suspended the execution of the Filipina in death row by firing squad on the 29th April 2015. The decision to postpone her execution came not necessarily after Philippine President Benigno Simeon (BS) Aquino spoke to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as…

Crime, Government, Society

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