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Is President Noynoy Aquino to blame for the diplomatic and military row with China?

July 20, 2012June 9, 2013 Ilda 63 Comments

How did the Philippines manage to enter into a diplomatic row with China? Well aside from China’s insatiable need to find alternate sources of energy, part of the reason why China seems very aggressive in laying claim over the disputed Spratly group of islands and the Scarborough Shoal apparently has a lot to do with…

Government, Politics

The age of weddings and the maleness of being macho

July 20, 2012 Kate Natividad 10 Comments

I’m in that age group where many of my friends are either already married or about to get married. Last count, I’ve been to five weddings in the last two years and, by the looks of the way a few more of my friends are going, I’m probably looking at another couple more in the…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

A little reminder: don’t rely on PNoy’s SONA

July 20, 2012 a 8 Comments

So itâ€™s that time of the year again. That time when the good president steps into the pedestal to address every single Filipino all over the world, regarding the current state of our country in terms of politics, economics and society. That time when all eyes and cameras are focused on the most powerful man…

Government, Politics, Society

After living here all my life I can say Metro Manila is not an acquired taste

July 19, 2012 Kate Natividad 16 Comments

I finally checked out Iya-J’s recent article Carlos Celdran is a bad influence to the Filipino people after seeing it appear on my newsfeed more than a few times over the last couple of days. Obviously it took that long for it to finally arouse my curiosity. I wouldn’t really have known who this Carlos…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Media, Society

A pre-analysis of the likely BS in PNoy’s 2012 State of the Nation Address (SONA)

July 19, 2012 benign0 9 Comments

The next presidential State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered to joint sessions of Philippine Congress next week is likely to have ‘BS’ written all over it. That’s because the 2012 SONA is, in fact, a speech that will be delivered by Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III. Like any speech that…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics

Former Google pioneering exec now Yahoo! CEO – and pregnant!

July 18, 2012 benign0 4 Comments

A Stanford graduate and one of the pioneering software engineers at Google, new Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer had much to do with the evolution of Google’s user interface and, as such, has had a direct hand in shaping the way users experience Google. Mayer joined Google in 1999 as employee number 20 and was the…

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Filipinos still can’t get over being dependent on the United States for national defense

July 17, 2012June 9, 2013 benign0 37 Comments

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr says it like it’s a bad thing — that the United States possibly intends to renew its use of key military bases in the Philippines in its bid to “rebalance” troop deployment towards the region. This follows a recently-concluded meeting between Philippine President Benigno “BS” Aquino…

Culture, Development, Government, Society

My Cutting Edge Solution To The Bus Discipline Problem

July 17, 2012December 20, 2018 Gogs 31 Comments

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