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The Dark Knight Rises: an intellectually satisfying finale

July 23, 2012 a 13 Comments

(WARNING: Spoilers ahead. It is highly recommended that you watch The Dark Knight Rises first before reading any further.) Succeeding groundbreaking film The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises serves as the definitive end of critically-acclaimed director Christopher Nolanâ€™s Batman trilogy. After the late Heath Ledgerâ€™s stunning performance as The Joker in the last film,…

Glitz and Glamour

Analysis of the 2012 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III delivered before Congress July 23

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 benign0 29 Comments

Number of classrooms made available, increased access to public healthcare, performance-based bonus incentives for government employees, mosquito traps to curb the spread of dengue, Sin Tax bills, jobs at BPOs, new airports in Bohol, a passenger terminal in Caticlan, properly paved roads… Yadda yadda yadda is what kicked off and sustained the 2012 State of…

Development, Government

Suckered in by the Latest Outrage Fad?

July 23, 2012July 23, 2012 ChinoF 15 Comments

Make no mistake, even outrages can be the subject of fads. Hatred against something, or even just mere annoyance, can be the subject of a mass fad. Sometimes people follow it without thinking. Because people are easy to pull into emotional bandwagons, they can easily be suckered into useless outrage fads. Outrage is easy to…

Culture, Government, Society

Anti-gun alert issued by top MalacaÃ±ang official following Batman movie massacre in Colorado

July 23, 2012 benign0 20 Comments

The Philippines reportedly implemented “tighter security at all shopping malls” in the aftermath of a shooting rampage during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Colorado, the United States that resulted in the deaths of 12 cinema patrons on Friday. No less than Edwin Lacierda, spokesman of Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society

Dennis Rodman Reuniting With His Father In Mall of Asia Speaks To Pinoy Family Values

July 23, 2012November 7, 2014 Gogs 12 Comments

Some mention has been made by the fact Dennis Rodman reunited with his father after the game that was played in the Mall of Asia Arena. There has been no physical meeting since 1969.Â So everybody seems to be basking in the afterglow of a feel good moment. Count on me to look for the…

Culture, Environment, Lifestyle, Society

Forward thinking — a tremendous challenge in Filipino society

July 22, 2012 FallenAngel 3 Comments

As the date for president Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino’s next State of the Nation Address (SONA) draws near, both critics and supporters are anticipating what he has to say. It’s been two (2) years into his term, and this is the third time that he will be giving this address. The questions on many people’s…

Culture, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Two years of Aquino presidency fails to curb human rights abuses in the Philippines

July 22, 2012August 23, 2016 benign0 3 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III has so far failed to make good on his promise to supplant the Philippines’ culture of impunity by applying swift and consistent justice under his overarching “daang matuwid” (“straight-and-narrow”) campaign slogan. According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, “The Aquino government has not successfully prosecuted a single…

Crime, Culture, Government, Society

Flooding in Metro Manila: When will Filipinos get angry enough?

July 21, 2012July 8, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

So Metro Manilans, I hear, are stuck in traffic and floods this weekend. Again. And what’s this I hear? Oh, outrage. But where was that outrage when the problem was not this big yet and all there was were mere signs of problems brewing? I’ll tell you where that outrage was. There was none. In…

Culture, Development, Society

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