Monthly Archives: July 2010

In the News: Catalonia bans Bullfighting – Positive Cultural Change

Posted on July 31, 2010 by ChinoFern

Catalonia, a part of Spain, just banned bullfighting, an age-old tradition associated with the country’s cultural identity. Just because it’s culture or tradition doesn’t mean it’s untouchable; if it has to go, it has to go. Continue reading →

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Noynoy Aquino: Being President is no longer a popularity contest

Posted on July 30, 2010 by ilda

So President Noynoy Aquino is popular. Okay, already. Frankly, his minions in the Inquirer.net are over-praising him for just being popular with the public and rating highly in a trust “survey”. There are even newspaper columnists who give P.Noy too … Continue reading →

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Not even the pen of the Inquirer.net Editor can save President Noynoy Aquino

Posted on July 29, 2010 by benign0

The Inquirer.net Editor has gone on a defensive strike against “so-called pundits” critical of President Benigno “P.Noy” Aquino III’s 26th July State of the Nation Address (SONA). The Op-Ed piece came across to me as no more than a long-winded … Continue reading →

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President Noynoy's SONA: What the clapping audience failed to hear

Posted on July 27, 2010 by ilda

Speculation is rife that the contestants in the reality show The Biggest Loser drink lots of fluids before the official weigh-in. This is so that they will weigh a lot heavier in the beginning of the show and consequently appear … Continue reading →

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How exactly does one "deplete" a "budget"?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by benign0

After reading an English-translated transcript of President Benigno “P.Noy” Aquino III’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), it started to bug me that there was no easy way to verify the true financial position of the Government on the … Continue reading →

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First Aquino SONA: Just the latest of P-Noy's growing list of gaffes

Posted on July 27, 2010 by benign0

By my reckoning (on the basis of its English translation), President Benigno “P.Noy” Aquino III devoted 1,558 words out of the 4,055 words in his 35-minute State of the Nation Address (SONA) to whining about the plunder of the National … Continue reading →

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Are Filipinos Pleasantry Addicts?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by ChinoFern

Filipinos are so addicted to pleasant stuff that they refuse to face the truth. They instead want to drown their sorrows in pleasant things and insist that even if there are gaffes and mistakes, everything is still OK. Continue reading →

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SONA Shock Jock President Noynoy Aquino

Posted on July 25, 2010 by benign0

Boo hoo hoo. The national budget is depleted and the new President Benigno “P.Noy” Aquino III, as it turns out, is no “superman”. For the Average Filipino Schmoe who latched on to the promise of the “magic” of an Aragorn-led … Continue reading →

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President Noynoy Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)

Posted on July 24, 2010 by ilda

President Noynoy Aquino will be giving his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) soon. If his army of speechwriters will have their way, his speech will be all about giving people “hope”. Hopefully, it will not be full of … Continue reading →

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Noynoy Aquino: "Water Czar"? More like Chump of the Moment

Posted on July 21, 2010 by benign0

Water supply has always been a problem in the Philippines. Since time immemorial, many Metro Manila residents have even had to rely on electric booster pumps to suck out the essential juice from city’s decrepit mains and store as much … Continue reading →

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