Few (if any) Filipino “national heroes” are soldiers
I noticed something about Filipino “national heroes”. None of the ones that the nation’s “thought leaders” wax poetic about most frequently are soldiers. As I wrote a while back, most …
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Hero Worship Is Still Exploited for Duping Filipinos
Hero Worship remains so strong in Filipino society. Likely because, as I explained before, Filipinos see heroes as what they really want to be: lords and masters over others. Some …
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Liberation from the Liberal Party: Should Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg be named a Philippine hero?
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook platform gave Filipinos what Noynoy’s Liberal Party administration failed to deliver: Freedom of Information. Facebook broke the chains that held Filipinos captive for decades – bound to …
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No celebrated Filipino national hero died fighting
It’s been more than a year into the presidency of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and the Opposition remains a ragtag clique of whiney self-described “temperamental brats” who agree on only …
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The Concept of Heroism is Twisted in the Filipino Context
With National Heroes Day (Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani) having just passed us, I thought it was time to finish this post before it became untimely. It’s something thought up …
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3 Big Truths About People That Dumb Pinoys Simply Don’t Understand Or Accept
Okay, after ChinoF wrote his rant about how overrated people are for Pinoys, it’s time to point out some of the more obvious problems inherent in our culture in terms …
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Filipinos must drop their Fixation on Bloodlines
Filipino society continues to have this fixation on bloodlines. For example, we are fixated on finding out whether famous people in other countries have Filipino blood, and vice versa. When …
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3 Big Reasons Former President Ferdinand Marcos Should Be Buried Among Heroes
There’s been a lot of talk since soon-to-be president Mayor Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would finally allow former president Ferdinand Marcos to be buried among heroes. Indeed, hardcore Marcos …
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