Jejomar Binay is the Mutt to Beat
As much as I hate to admit it, Jejomar Binay is the mutt to beat in the 2016 presidential elections just because of the demography of stupidity in the Philippines …
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Gripped by a mounting crime wave: Filipinos increasingly fearful for their safety!
There seems to be a tsunami of crime crashing into Philippine shores nowadays. More and more Filipinos are gripped by fear over their personal safety and the safety of their …
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Filipino motorcycle tandem assassins: a rapidly-growing national cancer
So is the average Filipino life just worth 10,000 pesos (USD200)? I heard that is the average going rate for a “hit” to be delivered by a pair of assassins …
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Does the Eraserheads’ song ‘Spolarium’ tell of the rape of Pepsi Paloma?
What is it about the words in the Eraserheads’ song “Spolarium” that continues to intrigue urban legend mongers? Speculation surrounding how the underlying meaning of its lyrics points to the …
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Whistleblower galore: Philippine pork barrel scam is becoming a sad trial-by-snitch circus!
As expected, more pork scam snitches are coming out. And why wouldn’t they? Seeing how much of a celebrity treatment and the generous immunity to justice they are being showered …
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Only under foreign pressure: Ph gov’t cracks down on sexual abuse of children over the Internet
Child abuse in the Philippines has been going on for the longest time. It is in plain sight. Some of it is relatively benign abuse, like allowing children to grow …
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MMFF 2013: A-Grade ‘Boy Golden’ loses to B-Grade Kris Aquino film ‘My Little Bossings’
Controversy has erupted over what is perceived to be politically-motivated selection of the honour roll of awardees in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Only two films were rated …
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Hardly surprising: Institutionalised prostitution in the Philippine Government’s Middle Eastern outposts
It’s hardly even surprising that such things have been happening all along for so long. The Philippines’ Overseas Foreign Workers (OFW) export industry is huge — at least 2 million …
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