Facebook news outage won’t affect people looking for REAL info
By now, most would be aware of the storm kicked up by Facebook’s botched attempt to face off with the Australian Government. As Google began efforts to find middle ground …
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Comparison to Australian drug seizure stats shows cause to be critical of Duterte’s War on Drugs
A recent Rappler “report” is now being bandied around by Opposition “thought leaders” to “prove” that Philippine “vice president” Leni Robredo is correct in calling President Rodrigo Duterte’s War on …
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Filipinos should have a strategic plan to exploit Hong Kong’s troubles
Tough luck for Hong Kong. This is really the attitude Filipinos should be applying to their regard for the circus going on in Hong Kong. One country’s crisis is another’s …
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Resbak Mentality Keeps the Philippines backward
I wrote before about how the culture of retribution contributes to more violence in the world. It is one of the things keeping our own society backward as well. Not …
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Why *Spectator* Sports is not the Hope of any Society
I know, my colleague Ilda had an article why she believes in sports as a good thing to get into. Sports has exercise and helps develop competitive spirit, desire to …
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Gilas-Aussie brawl proves basketball is a TAMBAY sport in the Philippines
What can I say? Philippine sports mirrors Philippine life. The unclassy behavior of Gilas Pilipinas broadcast to the whole world the other day reflects the way Filipinos regard their national …
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Mediocre Filipino basketball followed by shameful Filipino-style brawl
It comes down to a single Filipino word that encapsulates everything that could be gleaned from the now viral footage of the brawl: pikon. In that melee was exhibited a …
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China militarisation of South China Sea is not a one-administration issue
Filipinos are currently lamenting China’s progressive annexation of their claimed territories in the South China Sea (SCS). But this lamentation is of a confused sort. One of the more controversial …
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