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Colegio de San Agustin road rage! Is the Philippines home to a decent society?

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 benign0 50 Comments

We make one big assumption whenever we express indignation and outrage over the instances of banal injustice that make regular news fodder in the Philippines — that ours is a “decent” society. But step back and ask a more fundamental question: Is Philippine society really a decent one? Just now I spied a recent post…

Civics, Crime, Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

The First World can’t help the Third World because they don’t understand Third World poverty

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 benign0 48 Comments

Q: What do the conflicts in the Middle East, pestilence in Africa, and chronic poverty in the Philippines have in common? A: The West’s insistence that it can “help” the Third World. How many more times will the West’s intervention in the Third World end in disaster? Many more times — because the First World…

Culture, Development, Economy, Lifestyle, Society, Technology

Laude murder bites: Philippine local business reels from US Navy port call cancellations!

November 3, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

Nine United States Navy vessels that had planned port calls at their former base in Subic Bay, Philippines have reportedly had changes of plans opting to pass on their scheduled rest-and-recreation (R&R) there. According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chair Roberto Garcia, the port calls from these ships were “put on hold until further notice”….

Crime, Development, Economy, Politics

What The PBA And Kia Motors Are Really Saying Hiring Manny Pacquiao

November 1, 2014August 31, 2021 Gogs 15 Comments

” Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there’s the superhero and there’s the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he’s Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

What will the Philippines do if America walks away?

October 31, 2014October 31, 2014 benign0 43 Comments

We already know the answer to that question. Back in 1991, Philippine Congress voted to boot Uncle Sam’s boys out of her shores for good. Since then, the Philippines had undergone a steep decline to irrelevance in the world stage. Along with that came tumbling her ability to defend herself. Indeed, one would have thought…

Civics, Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society, The South

The long-awaited Binay-Trillanes political cockfight: Place your bets!

October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 benign0 14 Comments

Filipinos are getting impatient. It’s been many days now since Vice President Jejomar Binay challenged his nemesis ‘senator’ Antonio Trillanes IV to a “debate”. And as the days wear on, the chances that this will actually happen get slimmer as both camps realise that this is likely going to turn out to be a battle…

Crime, Culture, Media, Politics, Society

Bad taste rules: Morbid photos of a dead Jeffrey Laude released by his family!

October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 benign0 34 Comments

So the reason Harry Roque, legal counsel for the family of slain Filipino transgender Jeffrey Laude, released photos of the victim’s body to the public is reportedly “to gain public sympathy for the case.” “It’s high time the Filipino people understand the family’s and Suselbeck’s sense of anger,” Roque said. In short, Roque confirms that…

Culture, Media, Society

Trees Need More Than Just Hugs And Kisses

October 29, 2014 P. Farol 6 Comments

Yes guys, I know this post is like a log in the dark. The last time trees were being discussed in social media was months and months ago. That discussion didn’t go as viral as I thought it would, at least not in the way that other issues have. Tree? What about them? Who cares?…

Culture, Environment