Filipino children are NOT really THAT innocent
Perhaps the idea of “chidlhood” is something we in chi chi circles take for granted. But if we step back far enough and regard the bigger swathe of Philippine society …
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Senate inquiry on “fake news” turns into pointless finger-pointing exercise
It’s not clear what Senator Grace Poe as the chairman for the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media wanted to achieve in conducting a hearing on fake news. The …
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How EXACTLY is the Duterte government a ‘repressive’ and ‘fascist’ one?
Apparently there is yet another mass action scheduled to be held by various “progressive” groups this weekend December 10, 3pm at at the Bonifacio Shrine in Lawton, Manila to mark …
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Facts matter in the Philippines, but only the facts that favour its elite
The irony in the clique of “social media influencers” who hosted an event dubbed a forum on “Truth, Trust, and Democracy in the Age of Selfies, Trolls and Bots” just …
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Filipinos can overcome ‘fake news’ by developing more CURIOSITY #FactsMatterPH
Indeed, Filipinos need to be reminded that “facts matter”. That’s because Filipinos were not raised at home nor trained in school to build factual bases for what they believe in. …
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Senator Miriam Santiago: ‘social media superstar’ or just another ampaw politician?
Of all people. Senator Miriam Santiago was the last person in the world I would’ve expected to request that Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III be “given leeway in …
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Filipino pride in the spirit of ‘bayanihan’ invoked in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Filipinos never pass up an opportunity to exhibit their renowned ethnocentrism. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy which devastated much of the eastern seaboard of the United States, there have …
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