Sick and tired of hypocrites attacking Duterte
Not even two months into the Rodrigo Duterte administration, we have already had several events which were truly newsworthy, and the war on drugs led by no less than the …
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Filipinos’ habitual cry: ‘SAVE ME!’
Save Mary Jane Veloso! Save Baguio City! Save the Pasig River! Save Boracay! It’s pathetic. Filipinos are always looking for a higher or wealthier power to “save” their wretched lot. …
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Ph media to blame for lack of awareness and division over issues like the Mary Jane Veloso case
I’ve never heard of the name Mary Jane Veloso until a week before her scheduled execution on the 28th of April 2015. When her name started trending on social media …
Read MoreIt won’t be much of a Mother’s day for Mary Jane, Celia and PH
There was an outpour of sympathy from Indonesians and Filipinos for Mary Jane Veloso, days before she had to face her death sentence by firing squad in Indonesia. Mary Jane …
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A Culture of Exploitation
Greed has always been a big problem here in the Philippines, from the criminal syndicates that now run the country to the media moguls that dumb down the people. Almost …
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The public relations disaster that is Celia Veloso
As I wrote in my previous article The Philippines’ shame: Bickering over the Mary Jane Veloso case, the five-year plight of Mary Jane Veloso leading to the 11th-hour stink raised …
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The Philippines’ shame: Bickering over the Mary Jane Veloso case
What was otherwise a joyful event was turned into another Philippine circus. Filipinos rejoiced this week after Mary Jane Veloso who languished in an Indonesian prison for five years on …
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