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Bloody libel! Janet Lim Napoles versus Maria Ressa’s ‘social news network’ Rappler.com

August 7, 2013July 8, 2022 benign0 68 Comments

Funny how just a short time ago, Rappler.com CEO Maria Ressa was crying bloody libel over Katrina Stuart-Santiago’s article Going to the dogs — an article about the manner with which Ressa’s self-described “social news network” startup precipitated (and possibly encouraged) a broader “ganging up” on the University of Santo Tomas over a perceived favour…

Civics, Media, Politics

Do the Philippines and the ASEAN community have what it takes to deal with China?

August 7, 2013 benign0 39 Comments

For all the feel-good news snippets we are receiving about the arrival of the Philippines’ newest warship, the 3,200-tonne BRP Ramon Alcaraz which joins the 3,400-tonne frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar also acquired from the United States last year in patrolling disputed waters off Palawan, one cannot help ask a simple question: Can anyone really…

Culture, Development, Government, Society

Fit for Work – 5 Ways Work is Killing You and 4 Ways to Fight Back

August 6, 2013 John Bay 5 Comments

What is it about irony that makes it a more remarkable statement? Having returned after a month-long project in KL (a land known for its greasy mamaks and 24 hour dining), I was shocked to find that I had actually lost 5 pounds where I thought I gained at least 10. The belief is that…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Thomas Van Beersum learns what getting in trouble in a Third World nation is REALLY like

August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 benign0 99 Comments

Poor Thomas Van Beersum. He now stands as a shining lesson to Western Europeans of what it means to get in trouble in a Third World country half a planet away. Beersum is a Dutch activist who made headlines after participating in a protest rally during the delivery of the State of the Nation Address…

Crime, Politics

Who are we to judge Chito Miranda and Neri Naig?

August 4, 2013 Kate Natividad 85 Comments

Why video yourself having sex? Admit it. Y’all have it in you. Perhaps when a scandal does erupt (as we are seeing now with this latest one involving Chito Miranda and Neri Naig) we react from within the context of regarding the shame of it all and think I’d never make one of those! But…

Glitz and Glamour, Society

Pinoys Just Want Tongue and Finger Action

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 P. Farol 41 Comments

As far as the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam is concerned, it seems certain sectors of the Filipino Cyberspace are more interested in tongue and finger action than the rather unexciting ideas of fairness, decency, truth, and justice. By tongue and finger action, I refer to all the tongue wagging and keyboard crunching of the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Is there a right or wrong point of view of history?

August 4, 2013June 1, 2018 FallenAngel 43 Comments

Fact is, one will be hard-pressed to find a totally objective account of history. Though ultimately historians either avoid bias to the greatest extent possible or purposefully show it, individual accounts will never truly be free of it. Ultimately each individual’s account passes through a filter which is composed of his/her philosophies, belief systems, experiences,…

Development, Education, Politics, Society

Chito Miranda, Neri Naig Sex Video Leak

August 3, 2013August 4, 2013 P. Farol 62 Comments

Searching for the Chito Miranda, Neri Naig sex video that was supposedly leaked has probably driven hundreds of thousands if not millions of people to search for a copy of it on the net. On Instagram, Miranda (Parokya Ni Edgar vocalist), said: “We are truly saddened by the fact na may nag-leak na private video…

Glitz and Glamour