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Fan Reaction to Gilas Filipinas loss shows Utter Immaturity, ruins Filipino Image

August 12, 2013August 14, 2013 ChinoF 93 Comments

Just after Iran’s team prevailed over Gilas, Filipinos started coming out with hate comments. They posted these hate comments even on Iranian players’ pages. Even during the game, some used the hashtags #Puso and #Putok to describe the Filipino and Iranian teams. It is very racist. There were even people who called Iranians “terrorists” and…

Culture

Why the Philippines is forever imprisoned by pork barrel politics

August 12, 2013 benign0 15 Comments

Well now, isn’t it just so not typical of Philippine Congress to shrink away from what could be a media bonanza for the vote-hungry lot. If anything, the Pork Barrel Scam is a gold mine of media mileage for any politician who has the cojones to take the reins on this one. After all, there…

Development, Government, Politics

…And All I Got Was A Funky Yellow Shirt

August 12, 2013 P. Farol 7 Comments

It’s half-time for the Aquino Administration and despite the press releases about how well the economy is doing, the dark shadow looming above the Office of Presidential Propaganda spells out the fact that corruption may either be just as bad or even worse. During the first few months of the Aquino Administration signs that the…

Government

Why a Smart Gilas win means everything to Filipinos

August 12, 2013 FallenAngel 41 Comments

Consider, first of all, the kind of responses that fellow GRP writer Gogs’ article “Why a Smart Gilas Win Means Nothing to Me” drew. They can be summarized with one simple phrase: Butthurt Pinoy pridesters are so predictable. “If you don’t ride on the bandwagon, why don’t you just keep your opinion to yourself?” “Why…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Hanging onto Gilas Pilipinas (and other famous Pinoys) will not uplift the country

August 12, 2013December 4, 2018 ChinoF 37 Comments

A slew of indignant comments raged over Gogs’ insightful article “Why A Smart Gilas Win Means Nothing To Me.” This is the same outrage fadism which flooded my own article “Why Pinoy Pride will not save the Philippines.” Instead of taking the lesson and doing better from it, or even just making some noteworthy and…

Glitz and Glamour

Bolitas culture: Penile implants and the Filipino male ego!

August 11, 2013 Kate Natividad 41 Comments

Lol! It’s one thing to be butt-hurt, but to be dick-hurt? I just read the article The Strange Sexual Quirk of Filipino Seafarers and I must say, that one deserves a place in the WTF Hall of Fame! Many Filipino sailors make small incisions in their penises and slide tiny plastic or stone balls —…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

A proposal for our politicians: donate pork barrel, help send Filipino fans to Spain for FIBA 2014

August 11, 2013August 11, 2013 FallenAngel 23 Comments

First things first. I think congratulations are in order for the Philippine National Team in this year’s FIBA Asia championships. Last night they beat South Korea 86-79, and thus clinched a sure spot in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. A little bit of background for the not-so basketball fans: for…

Economy, Government, Money Talks

Why A Smart Gilas Win Means Nothing To Me

August 11, 2013August 11, 2013 Gogs 432 Comments

We got smilin’ politicians (It ain’t nothin’ to me) Got songs from rich musicians (It ain’t nothin’ to me) Called Tokyo long distance And the queen came for tea Might mean somethin’ to you (It ain’t nothin’ to me) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers “It Ain’t Nothin’ To Me ” As you can…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Society