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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Tagalog Triumphalism has STUNTED Philippine development
One of the worst legacies left by the Yellowtards (Filipinos rabidly loyal to the cult of the Aquinos and who now “lead” the Philippine Opposition) is a blanket assurance that …
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Filipinos suffer from a bad case of English envy but don’t do anything to narrow this gap
The facts are quite confronting. Filipinos who not just speak English but speak it well and with the right accent go places. This is the reason wealthy Filipinos spend a …
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On Filipino Hatred of English, Languages and Intellectualism
Since language is once again on the topic table, I’ll put out this piece that had been waiting for the right time. Filipino hostility towards English and foreign languages, as …
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Should Filipino thought leaders communicate in ‘maka-masa’ style or in proper English?
What is the goal of the Philippines’ elite communicators and thought leaders? We are told many times by the Philippines’ so-called “social media experts” that there is a huge responsibility …
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On that word “Manigong”
Now here is a Tagalog word that you only hear during new year’s eve (and even then, hardly). That is “manigong” as in Manigong Bagong Taon, the Filipino greeting for …
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Is Taglish the only language Leni Robredo can speak?
Can anyone actually imagine “vice president” Leni Robredo sitting in front of another head of state discussing serious matters of global consequence? It becomes even harder to imagine after watching …
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