We beg to differ.
Now that the buzz was created, the Netizens stirred into an outrage fad, the subjects of the brouhaha forced into a pathetic response, and the “input” from the intelligentsia collated, comes the time to step back, take stock and reflect on what it all means. Very few people sympathise with Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay…
Every time I got to thinking, where’d they disappear? When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch. Rolling numbers, rock and rollin, got my Kiss records out. Cheap Trick 1978 was a year of firsts. My youngest sister was born. I experienced going through my first crush (albeit…
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In the Philippines, all people are equal. It’s just that some people are more equal than others. This was proven again today when three security guards at the Banyan Street gate of the posh residential enclave of Dasmariñas Village in Makati City were reportedly arrested and detained by officers of the Makati Police on orders…
ABS-CBN came out with not just one, but several reports raising what appears to be false and misleading allegations against officials of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) based on the statements of one former board member and at least one PRC employee sacked for negligence. The false and misleading allegations arises from anonymous emails which…
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The Philippine government is appealing to the US government for a granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to hundreds of thousands of undocumented Filipino nationals illegally residing in the United States. The appeal builds upon the Philippines’ claim to being unable to fully recover from the devastation wrought by super-typhoon Haiyan (a.k.a. Yolanda) across its…
It is baffling how Filipinos continue to be “surprised” or even “shocked” by the deadly toll resulting from the animal-like driving behaviour of Filipino bus drivers. The account of a motorist who witnessed the most recent “accident” involving a Don Mariano Transit bus that killed 18 people is a familiar one… Irene Sisperes, a motorist…
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The Philippines’ dynamic duo, President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas are at it again. This time the scene of the most recent “national crisis” is a heist allegedly perpetrated by the notorious “Martilyo Gang” at the SM North Mall Sunday night. According to SM…
As if surmounting the challenges of bringing aid and relief to people suffering from what seems to be a particularly disastrous year, ABS-CBN aired what some described as slanted reports attacking the integrity the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). ABS-CBN broadcast and published this week several reports alleging fund misuse and other complaints against officials of the…
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