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Suggestions on Educational Reform in the Philippines

Posted on February 4, 2012August 23, 2022 By ChinoF 78 Comments on Suggestions on Educational Reform in the Philippines

Many who read this blogsite and allied sites may agree that the educational system of the Philippines is in a terrible state. I read some months ago about 58,000 nurses applying for only 10,000 slots in the government. Another one was that around 88% of those who took the civil service example flunked. And we…

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Culture, Education

Prosecution conducting a trial by media against CJ Renato Corona

Posted on February 2, 2012February 3, 2012 By Ilda 105 Comments on Prosecution conducting a trial by media against CJ Renato Corona
Prosecution conducting a trial by media against CJ Renato Corona

Why are some members of the prosecution team for the trial of the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice, Renato Corona still talking about the details of the case to the media? Aren’t they violating the court rules by doing so? Unfortunately, for reasons unknown to the public, the Impeachment Court seems unable to stop…

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Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Politics

China Post: ‘balding bespectacled president’ dating again

Posted on February 2, 2012 By benign0 21 Comments on China Post: ‘balding bespectacled president’ dating again
China Post: ‘balding bespectacled president’ dating again

Reported on the ChinaPost.com.tw today: Confirmation that the balding, bespectacled president was dating again came after he said last year that the fizz had gone out of his love-life, describing it as going from “Coke regular” to “Coke zero.” Aquino said then that he was resigned to the idea of staying single until his term…

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Glitz and Glamour, Society

PNoy confirms he is dating TV host Grace Lee

Posted on February 1, 2012 By benign0 17 Comments on PNoy confirms he is dating TV host Grace Lee
PNoy confirms he is dating TV host Grace Lee

Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III has confirmed Wednesday (the 1st February) that he is dating television host Grace Lee. This followed what just a few days earlier were reported “rumours” of a date Lee went on with the President which she “clarified” on the television news show Balitanghali… “Wala pa akong nirerelease na (I…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media

Pirated DVDs: Ronald Llamas’s apology misses the more important point

Posted on February 1, 2012 By benign0 30 Comments on Pirated DVDs: Ronald Llamas’s apology misses the more important point
Pirated DVDs: Ronald Llamas’s apology misses the more important point

According to presidential adviser on political affairs Ronald Llamas, he is sorry for being an enthusiastic patron of pirated (illegally copied and distributed) DVDs because he is “no longer a regular guy”. I wonder then what this says about the typical regular Filipino guy? I have many times in the past asserted that Filipino government…

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Crime, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Media’s role in Philippine society undermines rather than strengthens the process of seeking truth

Posted on January 31, 2012 By benign0 19 Comments on Media’s role in Philippine society undermines rather than strengthens the process of seeking truth
Media’s role in Philippine society undermines rather than strengthens the process of seeking truth

According to Chay Hofileña, Director of “citizen journalism” for “social news network” site Rappler.com journalists are “neither lawyers nor judges” and are, from the depths of their DNA she claims, hardwired to “look for patterns, inconsistencies and lies, and to point those out”. This, it seems, forms the kernel around which she launches into a…

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Media, Politics

Corona’s Trial: The Need to Understand What Justice Really Is

Posted on January 31, 2012 By a 85 Comments on Corona’s Trial: The Need to Understand What Justice Really Is
Corona’s Trial: The Need to Understand What Justice Really Is

Given the interesting circumstances surrounding Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona’s very controversial impeachment trial, it is only normal that countless philosophical debates have been raised regarding this issue; the credibility of the courts, the efficacy of the Constitution, the morality of the defense and the prosecution, President Noynoy Aquino’s (PNoy’s) sincerity, and of course,…

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Government, Politics, Society

Witnesses and people power: How the Corona impeachment circus just got more colorful over the weekend

Posted on January 30, 2012January 30, 2012 By benign0 32 Comments on Witnesses and people power: How the Corona impeachment circus just got more colorful over the weekend
Witnesses and people power: How the Corona impeachment circus just got more colorful over the weekend

The week ahead is going to be an interesting one for the multitude of Filipino sports fans watching what is turning out to be the Super Bowl event of Philippine television. The Senate trial of the impeachment case against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona was shaped over the weekend by several developments that futher…

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Civics, Crime, Government, Media, Politics

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