Filipinos Being “Emotion Junkies” Keeps Filipino Society Backward
One of the weirdest things from Filipinos is their transfixation on emotion, as I mentioned in my article about the raucous pursuit of highs. I remember when eating at a …
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United in outrage: Would I participate in a boycott of United Airlines?
Granted that the sight of a passenger being forcefully dragged out of an overbooked airplane is quite upsetting, I don’t think it would matter enough to most people — at …
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Philippine Elections 2016 is not a vote for Duterte but a vote AGAINST Aquino
Indeed, everybody is shocked — just shocked! — by where this year’s presidential elections are headed. Rodrigo Duterte the crass, irreverent, and possibly murderous candidate who came out of left …
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How Filipinos can stop being Martial Law ‘victims’
There is a saying: Success is the best revenge. When someone wrongs you, you could either choose to be a victim or go on to be successful. Not the Philippines. …
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The Problem With Pinoy Rom Coms
Well here we are again with the MMFF. Instead of enjoying the seventh (or fourth if you ask the hardcore loyalists of the original trilogy) installment of the Star Wars film franchise, …
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Demanding Change Without Changing Oneself Won’t Change Anything
First, let’s begin with a story from my 4th grade teacher… There was this kid who saw how bad and ugly the world was and prayed: “Lord, please change the …
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Why the #NeverAgain slogan reflects Filipinos’ total failure of imagination
The onus on building a clear vision of what lies ahead for the Philippines during the euphoric months following the 1986 “People Power” EDSA “revolution” was on the victors. What …
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