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UP ex-president Jose Abueva’s urge to support the passing of the Bangsamoro Basic Law insults Filipinos’ intelligence

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 benign0 13 Comments

There is something fundamentally wrong in what former University of the Philippines president Jose V. Abueva says today in his Inquirer column Let’s calm down and move forward… Nevertheless, so many more peace-loving Christians and Muslims nationwide are praying and working for enduring peace and development in Mindanao by establishing the Bangsamoro autonomous region. The…

Crime, Government, Society, The South

‘Christianity’ In The Philippines…

April 1, 2015 Grimwald 30 Comments

With the up and coming events of Holy Week, I find myself writing this article as a kind of review of the Philippines’ own brand of “Christianity” and how it has been corrupted by our culture of failure and misused by those in power to control the masses. Now look, I was raised Catholic as…

Culture, Media, Religion, Society

Does Jamich’s Mich Liggayu deserve the online hate she copped for her latest video?

April 1, 2015 Kate Natividad 17 Comments

I don’t see the point in the whole brouhaha surrounding how Paolinne Michelle “Mich” Liggayu of “Jamich” fame supposedly made happy-happy in a video she uploaded on Facebook while the late Jam Sebastian lay dying in the background. Netizens have been up in arms against Mich who, together with Jam, built a huge fan base…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Why the Bangsamoro issue is not at all too different from the Philippines’ squatter problem

April 1, 2015 benign0 15 Comments

I’ve come to realise the whole trouble with academics. A lot ot them have minds so imprisoned by their expensive “education” that they fail to spot important points in the facts sitting right in front of their noses. Take the simple question: What is it exactly about the current governance system in the Philippines that…

Crime, Government, The South

Comparing Singapore and the Philippines? Why bother?

March 31, 2015April 1, 2015 FallenAngel 20 Comments

Any Filipino leader comparing oneself to Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew should just stop. And not just out of respect for the deceased. In 2010, a certain group of businessmen, the Anvil Business Club claimed current Philippine president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino is like Lee in the sense that they are both incorruptible. That hasn’t turned…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society, Uncategorized

Josie Rizal delivers Pinoy arnis on Tekken!

March 31, 2015 Kate Natividad 27 Comments

Fine, come up with a Pinoy Tekken character and name her “Josie Rizal”. What I don’t get is the part where she cries whenever she wins a fight. What’s up with that?? It’s easy to see that Josie is a caricature of Filipino culture. So you get to wondering if the whole crying bit is…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Looking into the Bigger Picture behind the Mamasapano Incident and the BBL

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Rollie Buendia 22 Comments

It is not surprising that pundits, political analysts/scientists, opinion writers as well as government officials and a whole heap of politicians are quick to make commentaries and “analyses” on the Mamasapano encounter soon after it was brought to public attention. Expectedly, policians’ and government officials viewed the unfortunate event based on their limited political interests…

Civics, Culture, Development, Government, Politics, Society, Uncategorized

Alternative Media (Part 6): Attack On Titan

March 31, 2015 Grimwald 11 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve done an Alternative Media article as I had to take time to watch and read a couple of more stuff before I decided to go on with what was on my mind. Here’s one of the latest ones I’ve managed to watch over the course of a few weeks with…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Society