Monthly Archives: December 2010

2011 is indeed a year of hope for the Filipino people!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by benign0

According to the latest Social Weather Stations “survey”, 93 percent of a 1,200 person sample of Filipinos look forward to the Year 2011 with “hope”. This is supposedly an improvement over the 89 percent found to be hopeful in a … Continue reading →

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The Firecracker Problem

Posted on December 28, 2010 by ChinoFern

Firecrackers: a yearly problem that is a symptom of an even deeper problem of our society… aside from being intensely annoying noisemakers Continue reading →

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King of Comedy Dolphy faces the Inquisition

Posted on December 21, 2010 by benign0

Today I find myself on the side of Philippine Media as they lock and load for what looks like the gathering storm of a monumental battle against the Forces of Primitivism. On the side of modernity is Dolphy, the King … Continue reading →

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2010: The year of the rise of the Philippine idiocracy!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by ilda

What a year it has been! 2010 is the year I and many other like-minded people will never forget. As a Filipino, I never thought it was still possible to learn many new things about the culture I was born … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Development, Elections, Featured, Government | Tagged , , , | 74 Comments

The Philippines – a misfit among misfits

Posted on December 16, 2010 by benign0

We should be careful about how we assure ourselves of the righteousness of the “side” we take in the world order. Today’s scoundrels may be tomorrow’s saints; today’s heroes, tomorrow’s goats; and today’s winners possibly tomorrow’s losers. Raul Pangalangan of … Continue reading →

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Why Colonial Mentality is a Bogeyman

Posted on December 16, 2010 by ChinoFern

Colonial mentality, long believed as one of the problems of our country, is revealed for what it is: a distraction. Continue reading →

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Vizconde Massacre (God Help Us Again!)

Posted on December 14, 2010 by ilda

A lot of people are unhappy with the Philippine justice system at the moment. Some people are accusing some members of the Supreme Court of being corrupt and very biased. I think that those who are unhappy with the Supreme … Continue reading →

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The promises of "Globalisation" – all lies?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by benign0

We give too much credit to China for the industrial-commercial challenge it now poses to America and the rest of the West. But if we step back to the bigger scheme of things, we’ll be able to trace back much … Continue reading →

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Justin Bieber and the reason Filipinos kiss Chinese ass

Posted on December 12, 2010 by benign0

To be fair to this sad group of volcanic islands collectively known as the “Philippines”, even the mightiest nations on the planet kiss Chinese arse. I’m, of course referring to this whole “debate” around whether or not we should be … Continue reading →

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Nobel Prize Award: Why China's economic rise can help the Philippines

Posted on December 9, 2010 by ilda

Who are your friends? “Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.” If recent events are any indication, it seems that the Philippines has now shifted its alliance to the left. In a surprising move … Continue reading →

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