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Fr Joaquin Bernas weighs in on Article 133 on top of a flawed assumption

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 benign0 34 Comments

Interesting point revered “constitutionalist” Father Joaquin Bernas makes as he weighs in on the subject of Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC)… […] Article 133 also raises an intriguing question: When a priest or bishop castigates or consigns to the netherworld those who oppose the Reproductive Health Law in a sermon before a…

Crime, Religion

What’s your ideal date this coming Valentines Day?

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 Kate Natividad 39 Comments

Love is in the air. It’s that time of the year again! In less than two weeks, you will either be out in full bloom with your special someone soaking up the festive air of Valentine’s Day or sitting in your living room stewing over the evil “consumerism” of that Day of Hearts. Either way…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Is there a Right to Offend?

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 ChinoF 50 Comments

The recent issue of tour guide and activist Carlos Celdran’s imprisonment raised discussions on “offense.” Some say the Catholic Church was onion-skinned and should not have taken offense at his action. Thus, Celdran’s supporters would say that the church was oppressive by using its power to imprison an opponent. Some also hit Article 133 of…

Culture, Society

The Online Media Business Model: Rappler Shows Us How to Do It Wrong

February 3, 2013April 12, 2018 BenK 5 Comments

For an entity that has spent a little over a year aggressively trying to convince the rest of us that it is some kind of â€œphenomenon,â€ just what, exactly, the creamsicle-themed â€œsocial news networkâ€ website Rappler is supposed to be is a question thatâ€™s still looking for an answer. And recent speculation about Rapplerâ€™s ownership…

Media, Money Talks

Sleeping with the enemy: Carlos Celdran fails to notice Church and Media partnership in crime

February 2, 2013 benign0 9 Comments

Perhaps if self-styled shock activist Carlos Celdran weren’t too busy posing for self-portraits and posting these on Twitter, he’d notice that the bigger institution that needs a bit of spanking is Philippine Media. Much of what makes the Church powerful today is owed to the handiwork of “creatives” like now-Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (ironic!)…

Crime, Culture, Media, Politics

No, freedom of speech is NOT under threat…

February 1, 2013August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 38 Comments

Whiny, emo, pa-victim “activism” is. This realization has failed to sink in, so far, among the chattering classes currently up in arms just because Carlos Celdran was jailed for his Damaso stunt. The simple inescapable fact emerging from all this is that he violated a law. Regardless of whether he and these “activists” knew that…

Civics, Culture, Media

Carlos Celdran may indeed be a bad influence on the Filipino

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 benign0 33 Comments

Maybe it is true — that Carlos Celdran is a bad influence on the Filipino. After all, hasn’t one of the biggest issues with us Filipinos always been about our lack of ability to think things through properly and act consistently upon said thinking within some sort of rules-based framework — such as the Law?…

Crime, Culture, Education, Politics, Religion

Taxing Coke and Pepsi Flavored Condoms?

February 1, 2013February 7, 2018 Hector Gamboa 56 Comments

A few days ago I came across a news article saying that the government is mulling higher taxes on soft drinks. This isn’t new as increases in levies on soft drinks have been brought out for discussion and proposed in the past. The motivation for increasing the tax on soft drinks was tied up to…

Culture, Government, Society