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Culture / Development

Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 - by benign0 - 13 Comments.

The Philippines begs just like a scorpion stings. That’s just what the Philippines does. It begs. It begs for “foreign investment”. It begs for foreign “aid”. Begs for loans. Begs …

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Why the Yellowtards and communists failed to incite mass outrage over Duterte’s birthday lechon

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 - by benign0 - 5 Comments.

The monumental huffing and puffing over lechon (roast suckling pig) being served during a dinner to celebrate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s birthday at his home in Davao City seem to …

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Lockdown or no lockdown Filipinos remain helpless against COVID-19

August 2, 2020 - by benign0 - 5 Comments.

The Philippines is not a nation of people who take the initiative to do the right thing. We are talking here of the land of the jeepney and a society …

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History / Society

The world will not wait for the Philippines to recover from COVID-19

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 - by benign0 - 3 Comments.

“Humanity” and all the goodness around empathy and charity sound nice on paper but, eventually, people and the rest of the world with clear pathways to the future move on. …

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Lifestyle / Society

The best solution to combat COVID-19 is to NOT be poor

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 - by benign0 - 36 Comments.

I used to hate the term “bahala na”. This single two-word term encapsulates the whole trouble with the Philippines — a society of people who habitually hope for the best …

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Culture / Development / Government

Rather than complain about the government COVID-19 lockdown, Filipinos should learn to be RESOURCEFUL

April 18, 2020 - by benign0 - 14 Comments.

So-called “political analyst” Antonio Contreras’s position on the matter of the ongoing impact of the government’s lockdown on Filipino lives fails to take into account an inconvenient reality of modern …

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Lifestyle / Society

A grim scenario for the Philippines as the COVID-19 pandemic runs its course

April 14, 2020July 31, 2020 - by benign0 - 18 Comments.

The scenarios playing out as we move further into uncharted social territory as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages Philippine society seems to be gravitating to just two — worse and worst. …

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The COVID-19 pandemic did not “expose” the class divide. It’s always been there in plain sight!

March 19, 2020 - by benign0 - 25 Comments.

People are now lamenting the sad social divide supposedly laid bare as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages Philippine society. This comes across as mere quaint virtue signalling within the current context …

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