Why “Make Love, not War” Doesn’t Work
Obvious political shill Jim Paredes’ recent shenanigan drew a lot of perhaps well-deserved criticism. A supposed “moral paragon” does the equivalent of a sex tape online. His defenders say, hey, …
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To Jim Paredes: Good luck and have a nice life
Presumably the “scandal” is over now that Jim Paredes has owned up to and apologised for the grief a private video had caused after it somehow found its way onto …
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Speculations persist as Robredo remains silent on alleged affair with House Rep. Bolet Banal
Members of the Philippine Opposition are coming to the defense of their “hero” and presumptive “vice president” Leni Robredo following a column by writer Bobi Tiglao published on the Manila …
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Is Philippine House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez saying extra-marital affairs are “normal”?
Current Speaker of the Philippine House of Representative Pantaleón Álvarez recently came under fire after his extramarital affair was exposed. To be precise, he copped some flak from some sectors …
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Duterte highlights Philippine media’s own lewd and hypocritical behaviour
I read a very disturbing article from one of Rappler’s writers. It’s disturbing because, firstly, it was published by a media outlet read by thousands of impressionable young Filipinos. And, …
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Growing Filipino cottage industry attracts lonely First World ‘sugardaddies’
In the affluent West, ageing is a lonely affair. Many elderly people in the First World live alone in houses and apartments. In a lot of cases the road ultimately …
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Taboo Topics In the Philippines (And Why We Need To Discuss Them)
“Taboo” a word that can be best amount to “abominable subject matter”. A taboo can encompass a lot of things. From things you would never do to things that you …
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What Aldub got right (and wrong) about courtship, love and romance
You probably have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Philippine television’s current most popular characters from the noontime show Eat Bulaga, Alden Richards and Yaya Dub …
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