On Filipino Hatred of English, Languages and Intellectualism
Since language is once again on the topic table, I’ll put out this piece that had been waiting for the right time. Filipino hostility towards English and foreign languages, as …
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Can the Philippines compete in the 21st Century global economy?
When the term ‘self sufficiency’ is mentioned, what often comes to mind is food. On that alone, self-sufficiency in terms of food is already a big issue in the Philippines. …
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The Problem with Filipino views about English Speakers
Here’s a certain reaction I heard about English-Speaking Filipinos: “Ha? Bakit tayo nag-i-Ingles? Mayaman ba tayo? (Why should we be speaking English? Are we rich?)” When I also noticed that …
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The #Philippines is guilty of the Mahatma Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins!
The Mahatma Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins, sometimes called the Seven Blunders of the World, is a list that he published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925. …
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What Marian Rivera’s fan base reveals about Philippine society
It suddenly occurred to me why Marian Rivera has so many frothing fans. It’s because she looks sosyal but sounds palengkera. The psychology there being that there is some sort …
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Is diskarte more important than good English as Marian Rivera says?
Don’t look now but Marian Rivera’s come out swinging at her detractors, presumably over the subject of her famous English language skills (or lack of it). I’ve always found Marian …
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Aegis video pits Malaysia’s infrastructure versus the Philippines’ in bid to attract BPO business!
It seems the Philippines has been singled out by a company in Malaysia as its single biggest competitor for investment in the region. A promotional video produced by a Aegis …
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Philippine tourism touted as key to ‘inclusive’ growth while decay of key infrastructure continues
Climate change continues to loom as one of the biggest risks to the Philippines’ long-term future. Speaking before the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s ASEAN International Conference on Tourism and …
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