Category: Civics

On Remembrance Day, Filipinos are called to be CRYSTAL CLEAR about what they FIGHT for

November 12, 2018 benign0 23 Comments

Lately, we’ve been seeing Filipinos chiming in on the the occassion of Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line…

Civics, Society

Why are Filipinos reluctant to call wrongdoing out?

September 30, 2018October 1, 2018 FallenAngel 18 Comments

Well, to be more specific, they are reluctant to call out, on the spot, wrongdoing with strangers, and especially with persons of higher social rank, and persons of authority. When it comes to a person of lower social rank – perceived or real – than themselves, quite a few Filipinos won’t hesitate to give a…

Civics, Crime, Culture

No Single Driver rule on EDSA is sweet revenge for Manila’s long-suffering commuting public

August 15, 2018 benign0 28 Comments

The No Single Driver rule. It’s the bane of the miniscule minority of Filipino private motorists who can afford to tool around Metro Manila alone in their own personal cars. With the implementation today of this rule along EDSA today, one can expect only a small proportion of EDSA users to be up in arms….

Civics, Lifestyle

Guilt-Tripping People for “Not Helping” is SJW Idiocy

August 9, 2018April 24, 2021 ChinoF 4 Comments

I wrote before about people who believe they should do something about the evil in the world. They hear about oppression or famine in another part of the world, they want to do something about it. They wish they could go over and probably give food to the poor, or give an abusive government or…

Civics, Culture

Unmuddling the Issue of How One Should See the Poor

June 2, 2018October 30, 2021 ChinoF 12 Comments

Treatment of the poor is perhaps among the greatest issues that lead to a lot of debate online or offline. It’s one of the issues politicians like to exploit for their “platforms” (and it’s an overly beaten one, so much that it’s now a non-platform), and sometimes it’s an issue that separates friends. But for…

Civics, Culture

What happened to good old-fashioned conversation amongst the Philippines’ politically-passionate?

May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 benign0 3 Comments

Columnist Oscar Franklin Tan’s piece How Sen. Tito Sotto became my textmate published today on the Inquirer was a refreshing read. In it, Tan narrates how he went from being an avowed Sotto basher to someone who could respect a man who would go on to be his Senate President. Tan’s new-found respect is not…

Civics, Society

Why Killing Terrorists is A Much-Approved Policy

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 ChinoF 15 Comments

Duterte’s comment about shooting insurgent women “down there” really raised a storm, as expected from someone like him. It does after all reflect the culture of those parts, with sexism and rural crassness. I agree it didn’t need to be said that way. But even if Duterte simply said, “then shoot them,” that would still…

Civics, Crime, Culture

A Critique of Communist Ideals, SJW-style “Equality,” Leftism, Etc.

February 10, 2018August 2, 2022 ChinoF 17 Comments

The communist insurgency remains a festering problem of our country. One reason is that some of the ordinary people, “disente,” left-leaning, students and Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) support it. So they believe if socialism was enforced and rich people forced to give to the poor, world problems will be solved. There will be no more…

Civics, Culture, Politics, Religion