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What did Chiz Escudero supposedly do with his alleged P2-billion pork?

March 24, 2013 benign0 30 Comments

Reportedly catching eyes in Barangay Sagpon, Legazpi City, a lone poster proclaims in the Bicolano dialect: “Chiz neglected Bicol. Got P2-billion pork barrel but left the Bicolanos hungry” according to an Inquirer.net report. Amid the raging circus surrounding the fiery romance of Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero and starlet Heart Evangelista and the ire of Evangelista’s…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

The Business of Earth Hour

March 23, 2013March 30, 2014 BenK 11 Comments

Later on this evening (between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, to be precise), the Philippines will join 151 other countries around the world in celebrating Earth Hour, an annual exercise in environmental slacktivism that began in Sydney, Australia in 2007. The main activity of Earth Hour is, of course, switching off one’s residential and other non-essential…

Environment, Money Talks

Outraged Over Carlos Celdran’s Foul Mouthed Antics?

March 23, 2013 P. Farol 75 Comments

Active and retired friends in news media couldn’t help but share their thoughts on Carlos Celdran’s rather uncouth behavior towards Henry Sy and his family — the owners of the SM malls and realty development companies. Apparently, Celdran mouthed off on the Sys after mistakenly thinking that SM would be tearing down the Philamlife Building…

Culture, Development

Real promise or political stunt? Kris Aquino ‘retires’ from showbiz again

March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 benign0 39 Comments

Presidential sister Kris Aquino surprised everyone Thursday night when she reportedly announced on ABS-CBN “news” program TV Patrol that she will be “resigning” from showbiz… During a live interview with â€œTV Patrol,â€ an emotional Aquino told anchor Ted Failon that she must do whatâ€™s best for her son, James “Bimby” Yap Jr., even if it…

Glitz and Glamour, Politics

Carlos “F*ck You” Celdran and the Supposed Demolition of the Philamlife Theatre

March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 P. Farol 28 Comments

A lot of kids on Facebook and Twitter are somewhat susceptible to the “influence” of social media celebrities. Â The bad thing about it is that sometimes these celebrities don’t care enough to make sure that what they say on social media represents some degree of accuracy, fairness, or decency. Social media is supposed to be…

Culture, Development

Nancy With The Laughing Face

March 21, 2013 Gogs 18 Comments

“I swear to goodness, you can’t resist her Sorry for you, she has no sister No angel could replace Nancy with the laughing face” A song recorded by Francis Albert Sinatra This is second time in a week that one tweet inspires a whole blog post. Full disclosure but…

Culture, Government, Media

The Significance of Social Sciences in Education, the University and the making of the Intellectuals

March 21, 2013 Jose Mario de Vega 4 Comments

There is no shadow of doubt that the social science subjects undeniably played a vital and pivotal part in harnessing the full potentials of our young. It is precisely through these courses that they broaden their horizons and widen the sphere of their mental grasps. It is also incontestable that the most suitable place for…

Education

The INC Mafia and The P8.3 Billion LTO IT Bid

March 20, 2013August 29, 2015 P. Farol 66 Comments

L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, was claimed to have said “You don’t get rich by writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.” I’m not into religion bashing, really. I believe that everyone will ultimately account for their own world view and their actions in their own way. Some…

Government, Politics, Religion