Japan and the Philippines A Contrast in Pansin
Naomi Osaka has now won two Grand Slam ( major) tournaments. She is now the #1 ranked woman’s tennis player in the world. This incredible athletic achievement has served to …
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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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Ditch the old Aquino-vs-Marcos rhetoric: Time for the Philippines to move on!
I was in one of the high rise buildings in Ortigas and looking out of the window, could see that the volume of vehicles was again too much for the …
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Social media celeb John Ortiz Teope gets on the #GilasPilipinas racist bandwagon!
Tsk tsk. We continue wonder whether Pinoy-style basketball really brings out best the best in Filipinos if even “respected” social media personalities engage in low-brow racist sports fan rhetoric. Dr. …
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Filipinos stink
Something has been bothering me these past few days. Something smelled quite fishy, but I couldn’t quite put a bead on it. The words to describe it had been escaping …
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A proposal for our politicians: donate pork barrel, help send Filipino fans to Spain for FIBA 2014
First things first. I think congratulations are in order for the Philippine National Team in this year’s FIBA Asia championships. Last night they beat South Korea 86-79, and thus clinched …
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Why A Smart Gilas Win Means Nothing To Me
We got smilin’ politicians (It ain’t nothin’ to me) Got songs from rich musicians (It ain’t nothin’ to me) Called Tokyo long distance And the queen came for tea …
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