Defining Honor in the Philippines
So, just what is honor? That’s right, honor. Honor is one of the more common words I hear being thrown around in this little country of ours but I often …
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How to stop Philippine Media’s systematic dumbing down of an entire nation
It is pretty much a no-brainer. The idea that the Philippines’ entertainment industry is a massive contributor to accelerating erosion of the collective intellect of Filipinos has long been a …
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Pinoy-style ambag-ambag not enough: You need military might and precision to manage the Yolanda disaster
So was the disaster wreaked by Typhoon Yolanda God’s fault? That question and the whole topic of Filipinos’ faith in a Catholic god is of course a no-go-zone at the …
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Lack of thinking and arrogant attitudes are the Philippines’ undoing
In the Philippines, there are many people who claim to have a monopoly on great ideas. They claim to know what is good for you and everyone else. Some of …
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The Iron Lady: Could Filipinos have handled a leader like Margaret Thatcher?
Filipinos can only make wistful remarks about the greatness of the late former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who died yesterday aged 87. This is a lady who busted Britain’s …
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Rioting in London: How it could happen in the Philippines
Rioting. Looting. Mugging. Stealing. These are activities people would normally associate with street gangs. But the recent mayhem in London that involved all those activities has baffled every expert in …
Read MoreAre Filipinos individualist, collectivist, or just a bunch of moochers?
Labels are now the “in†thing among so-called “intellectuals†of the Philippine blogosphere. Some Filipinos who are actively participating in debates are suddenly identifying themselves as either libertarian, conservative, progressive, …
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