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The interesting timing of Pia Wurtzbach’s homecoming

January 26, 2016 - by benign0 - 17 Comments.

All the big events seem to have come together on this day, the 25th January. It’s the birth anniversary of the late Corazon ‘Cory’ Aquino, mother of current President Benigno …

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Why Can’t We Be Our Own Heroes?

January 24, 2016 - by Grimwald - 11 Comments.

Tying in with my latest article, I have come to question just how typical Pinoys have come to view their own heroes. Our history books teach us that Jose Rizal …

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Where Did All The Good Men Go?

September 27, 2015 - by Grimwald - 11 Comments.

Before we begin, let me ask you, how do you measure a man? I once wrote a succession of articles trying to define the meaning of “heroism” but now, let …

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Philippine Media And The Masses: A Cycle Of Stupidity And Madness

September 23, 2015 - by Grimwald - 482 Comments.

While the release of Heneral Luna was quite a welcome change from the usual (okay, let’s be honest here now) garbage that our media churns out on a regular basis. Both Fallen …

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The Obsession with Victimhood and Why It Will Never Get Us Anywhere

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 - by Grimwald - 10 Comments.

“Everybody’s got dead people! But it makes no excuse to letting everyone else around get killed along the way!” ~Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy As I have mentioned in a …

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The Search for Pinoy Heroes…

May 4, 2015 - by Grimwald - 12 Comments.

In the wake of Manny Pacquiao’s defeat at the fists and quick footwork of Floyd Mayweather, I find myself cringing at the reaction of so many Pinoys who can’t seem …

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Fatal Fantasy: The Kabobohan Within

March 5, 2015 - by Grimwald - 13 Comments.

In a previous article, I cited that Filipinos seem to be caught in a “fatal fantasy” of their own design. While I pointed out that while the and the government …

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The 44 SAF troopers died heroes, but their deaths were all in vain

February 1, 2015 - by benign0 - 95 Comments.

A lot of people are telling me that the tipping point has finally come — that a critical mass of Filipinos are finally seeing Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino …

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