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Mabuhay ang Daang Matuwid! Ombudsman charges Tanda, Sexy, and Pogi for plunder

April 8, 2014 Virtual Vigilante 23 Comments

At long last, the Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file plunder charges against Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla in connection with the pork barrel scam–click the links below this paragraph to read the plunder complaints against Tanda, Sexy and Pogi. Most of us already know that most…

Crime, Society

Towards a more ethical regard for consumption

April 8, 2014 benign0 6 Comments

What we as ordinary people can contribute to the effort to combat climate change lies in some personal behaviours of ours that we have direct control over — our consumption habits. We just need to pause and take the time to think and reflect upon what motivates us to buy and consume the way we…

Civics, Economy, Environment, Lifestyle

Top-notch command of the English language opens doors

April 7, 2014 benign0 57 Comments

We’d like to believe that we deserve a society that treats people fairly regardless of how well they speak and write English and regardless of whether they speak it with a regional accent or not. We think, if we continue stomping our feet enough in a loud appeal to nationalist sentiment, that we could one…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

The Truth About Anne Curtis and Jellyfish Stings

April 5, 2014April 7, 2014 P. Farol 37 Comments

News about Anne Curtis suffering from a box jellyfish sting has been all over the internet for the past several days now. Not that we didn’t notice that news of Anne Curtis getting treatment from several hospitals for what she and her publicists say could have been an “almost fatal” jelly fish sting follows another…

Culture, Environment, Glitz and Glamour

I Personally Retired Letterman in 1993

April 4, 2014April 5, 2014 Gogs 7 Comments

“The price of finding me was losing you” – The Theme to WKRP in CIncinnati by Steve Carlisle I first encountered David Letterman not on TV in person. This was in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and my parents took us to see magician Doug Henning. Doug Henning must be part Pinoy because…

Glitz and Glamour

Manny Pacquiao endorsed by Bill Clinton as Philippines’ role model!

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 benign0 8 Comments

Talk surrounding who might be Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s successor in 2016 is getting more and more interesting by the week! On Jimmy Kimmel Live, former US President Bill Clinton issued his view on the prospects of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao moving up the political ranks in the Philippines… “He’s already in…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Yet Another “Master Plan” to Boost Manila Bay Tourism

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 P. Farol 19 Comments

A TV report on Bandila that aired some time this week had me a little flabbergasted. According to a report from Jasmine Romero, the Department of Tourism had created yet another “master plan” to “level up” the country’s tourism and part of that masterplan involves turning Roxas Boulevard into a tourist attraction. Let’s forego the discussion…

Development, Environment

Legal experts say President Noynoy Aquino’s Bangsamoro deal is illegal

April 4, 2014April 13, 2015 Ilda 51 Comments

If we are to believe Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will “finally seal genuine, lasting peace in Mindanao”. In fact, one can be forgiven for wishing that the President’s statement is true especially since, for too…

Charter Change, Crime, Government, The South