How the political camps that presume to represent “civil society” might learn from the debacle the Ateneo finds itself in today

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How the political camps that presume to represent “civil society” might learn from the debacle the Ateneo finds itself in today

Ateneans are in the midst of a massive, long-overdue frenzy of soul-searching. This is in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Baler, Aurora province and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) administration’s botched public relations (PR) management following the incident. The…

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Education, Politics

Why Pride is a Bad Reaction to Oppression

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Why Pride is a Bad Reaction to Oppression

It is again Pride month, created just to give special attention to a certain part of society that was historically oppressed, but the maintaining of a pride month seems itself a claim that they are still marginalized even if steps were already taken to address this. Meanwhile, someone on my feed claims that pride is…

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Culture

WHO instructed Tab Baldwin to “limit” his public “apology” to just “four minutes”?

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WHO instructed Tab Baldwin to “limit” his public “apology” to just “four minutes”?

It is becoming increasingly evident that the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is maintaining (or at least trying to maintain) tight control over the messaging surrounding the tragic deaths of basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team activity in Baler, Aurora province. It explains the very measured trickle of information out…

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Education, Media, Society

The public relations debacle the Ateneo finds itself in following the tragic deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili

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The public relations debacle the Ateneo finds itself in following the tragic deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili

The whole trouble with the Ateneo is that it is perceived (fairly or unfairly) by the Philippine public to be an elitist institution even in the best of times. The Ateneo, after all, is an expensive institution of learning to be a part of. Its fees are beyond the reach of the vast majority of…

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Education, Society

The way the Ateneo de Manila University issued its official statement on the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili seems to suggest a cover-up

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The way the Ateneo de Manila University issued its official statement on the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili seems to suggest a cover-up

It has been more than 14 hours and many questions now surround the tragic deaths of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) basketball players Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. According to what appears to be an official statement issued by the ADMU in a post on social media platform X shortly after the incident, the…

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Crime

Filipino oligarchs’ scramble for the spoils of the land is the only real campaign “platform” in lead up to 2028

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Filipino oligarchs’ scramble for the spoils of the land is the only real campaign “platform” in lead up to 2028

Most Filipinos don’t realize that our country is awash in wasted opportunities since it’s so-called independence from the Americans. The Americans were responsible for the destruction of infrastructure built during the 300 years of Spanish colonization most of which was lost during World War II. With Japan as its new pawn after the war, the…

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Development, Politics, Society

The Philippine Senate has become a serious liability to the Filipino people and needs to be trashed ASAP!

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The Philippine Senate has become a serious liability to the Filipino people and needs to be trashed ASAP!

Who is winning the high-stakes Public Relations (PR) War that determines which of the Philippines’ big feudal clans will bag control of the Philippine government and, following that, access to all the multi-billion peso goodies that can be scraped off the Philippine economy over the next few years? Will it be the Marcostards? Will it…

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Crime, Politics, Society

Is “Filipino Time” the same as “African Time?”

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Is “Filipino Time” the same as “African Time?”

A subject of recent interesting Youtube videos was African Time. This is explained as why African immigrants tend to be murderous, violent, and destructive, and why Africa itself (sub-Saharan Africa specifically) was mostly mired in poverty and atrocity (Case in point: 1994 Rwanda Genocide and current South Africa). The concept of African Time was coined…

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Culture, Lifestyle