An Open Letter (of Apology) to My Toddler
On the occasion of “Fathers’ day”, while some dads are going to be receiving gifts or having dinners arranged for them, I opted to write my child an open letter …
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Opposition against charter change because they fear disruption to a political order that benefits a few
If you look at a map of the pre-Spanish “Philippines,” you would see that sultanates were the norm. The archipelago was heavily influenced by Islam which came by way of …
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Why is the Philippines always BEGGING for stuff?
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
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
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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The world will not wait for the Philippines to recover from COVID-19
“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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The best solution to combat COVID-19 is to NOT be poor
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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Rather than complain about the government COVID-19 lockdown, Filipinos should learn to be RESOURCEFUL
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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