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A New Marawi City that is SQUATTER-FREE is an absolutely worthwhile goal

October 20, 2017 - by benign0 - 10 Comments.

There’s a lot of talk lately about “re-building” Marawi City. Jose Montelibano in his Inquirer column today offers thoughts on what needs to be considered to not just to do …

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Development / Environment

Concrete Evidence of Filipino Unbridled Urban Development

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 - by zaxx - 11 Comments.

Filipinos are madly in love – as in hard core. In this chapter of our analysis of Filipino dysfunction, let’s touch on the Filipino’s love affair with concrete. If there’s …

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Culture / Education / Religion / Society

Five More Inaccuracies Still Accepted as “Philippine History”

April 24, 2015 - by MidwayHaven - 20 Comments.

Of course there aren’t just five; history, after all, is just a timeline perceived by those who know how to write it. What’s wrong about all of this is that …

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Culture / Development / Economy / Environment

The Truth About The Parliamentary System, SM Baguio Pine Trees, and Paul Farol

January 26, 2015 - by Paul Farol - 10 Comments.

Someone named Session Rogue tipped me off that a blogpost containing twisted and defamatory information about me is being spread around Facebook again and told me that I should set the …

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Culture / Environment / Government / Politics

Organic Farms and “Eco-Parks” are Ruining Baguio’s Mountainsides

June 5, 2014 - by MidwayHaven - 14 Comments.

For the nth time, numerous so-called “environmental activists” have come under the case of the vapors against tree cutting around Baguio. Once again, I’m inclined to reiterate on how gullible …

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Environment

Farming Kills More Trees In The Cordilleras

November 7, 2013 - by Paul Farol - 6 Comments.

Some people can’t be bothered long enough to think while they’re on their ride on the latest environmental conservation bandwagon on social media. Given that most people on social media …

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Charter Change / Development / Economy

Loser mentality: Filipinos’ 500-year dependence on foreign investment

June 13, 2013July 8, 2015 - by benign0 - 10 Comments.

To understand the fundamental flaw in the idea of the Philippines’ relying on a strategy of counting on “foreign investment” to rescue its people from their own self-created wretchedness, it …

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Economy / Environment / Government / Media / Politics / Society

One Night at a Liberal Party Fundraiser: What Team P-Noy Can Learn from Baguio’s Local Liberals

March 20, 2013 - by MidwayHaven - 6 Comments.

Photo courtesy of Time.com I couldn’t help but smirk when I found out that Team P-Noy’s election rally was a dud here in Baguio last Sunday (17 March 2013). Melvin …

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