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The State of Education Today: A Discourse on the Destruction of Creativity

April 30, 2013April 30, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 3 Comments

Weâ€™ve bought into the idea that education is about training and â€œsuccessâ€, defined monetarily rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management…

Education

Why you should be worried about 2015

April 30, 2013 BenK 5 Comments

Already wrestling with the public relations fallout of the latest poverty statistics, the Aquino administration apparently was too busy last week to notice the press release from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) announcing the results of a study that raises serious concerns about the preparedness of the Philippinesâ€™ small- and medium-enterprise (SME) sector…

Economy, Money Talks

Lack of thinking and arrogant attitudes are the Philippines’ undoing

April 29, 2013October 28, 2015 Ilda 150 Comments

In the Philippines, there are many people who claim to have a monopoly on great ideas. They claim to know what is good for you and everyone else. Some of them get very impatient about bringing their ideas into “action”. These people also think that their ideas are superior to other people’s ideas. They quickly…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Oakley: Killer Eyewear?

April 29, 2013September 18, 2021 P. Farol 51 Comments

(Rajiv Dargani, the President of Sunglass Hut Philippines, who killed one person and maimed another in a series of carÂ collisionsÂ on Mckinley Road in Makati, has not yet surrendered. Â Police say he is liable forÂ homicide, physical injuries and abandonment of oneâ€™s victim. Â Other online articles hint that Dargani may have been under the influence when he…

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Crime, Media

Outraged Over A Misleading BillBoard On The CCP Lawn?

April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 P. Farol 2 Comments

My first reaction to the “Sunset View Block Condominium” Billboard on CCP’s lawn would have been outrage, if I didn’t know better. If I didn’t take to heart GMA TV New’s Howie Severino’s slogan, “Think Before You Click”, I might have clicked SHARE or TWEET immediately without reading the article, checking the facts, or thinking…

Development, Environment

One more time: Is Bayan Muna senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño really a communist?

April 27, 2013April 29, 2019 benign0 41 Comments

A photo posted by social media commentary giant Showbiz Government seems to show campaign paraphernalia of Bayan Muna senatorial candidate Teddy Casiño alongside weapons and explosive devices captured from the armed terrorist group the New People’s Army (NPA). The caption reads… Assault rifles, IEDs, campaign materials of BAYAN MUNA party list and senatorial candidate Teddy…

Crime, Politics

Just Do It: An Exposition on the Question of the Virtue of Courage

April 27, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 1 Comment

There is no iota of doubt that one of the primordial characteristics that humanity value in a person is their virtue of courage. In Greek, the word is translated as Andrea; while the other English translation is: Fortitude. However, due to the greatness of the English language and the grandeur of the ancient Greek, today…

Civics, Society

Miss Korea 2013 meme: Have Koreans flipped on plastic surgery?

April 26, 2013April 26, 2013 benign0 14 Comments

Like the way computer-aided design and engineering has resulted in the convergence of automobile design to a general look that, technologies and procedures that enhance physical appearances that have become increasingly available and affordable are now resulting in a creepy convergence in “beauty”. Making waves across the net is a set of photos said to…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle