We beg to differ.
A “new Philippines” cannot be achieved by merely singing some blurb every morning. Proof of this is in how even the basic principles of the Panatang Makabayan (“Patriotic Oath”) had failed to embed in the Filipino psyche despite several generations of Filipinos being made to recite it in the morning. Without a foundation of “love…
Filipinos are ending the year — and starting a new one (duh!) — debating over a really big issue: jeepneys. What else, right? The jeepney after all is the quintessential Pinoy cultural icon. Why shouldn’t it be? It’s a perverted version of one of America’s greatest engineering achievements. Owing to their world-renowned Reverse Midas Touch…
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We should accept it. War shapes world history and, at the moment (for that matter, as with many moments in human history), armies are locked in battle — or rattling sabres — over differences in world view held by their respective heads of state and government. If Filipinos think that their personal belief in the…
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So now we’re seeing another catfight raging between one camp of “bloggers” and another. Big fucking deal. It was all inevitable. These bozos were once best friends for life. Now they are sworn enemies. See, this is why we at GRP don’t make friends with fellow bloggers. The minute you do, the sooner your freedom…
Like I said in a previous entry, pinoys are overjoyed over what they perceive as world football relevance. First appearance in the World Cup , first goal and first win. To quote my favorite singer/ songwriter. If I might intrude Just for a moment If only to inject a note of reality On this festive…
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Yes Chot Reyes is at the receiving end of a lot of boos . Like I said many times before . Basketball is all we have . So in a way Chot is all we have. He really has no rival. He is an only child. Yes I am very aware of all you jumping…
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Most basketball fans are a superstitious lot. Following an embarassing loss to the Dominican Republic in one of the first games of FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted in the Philippines this year, old questions regarding the competence of Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes are being raised again. Observes social media personality Mark Lopez, “it was…
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Sure, it’s possible to boycott Chinese products. But you’d first need to invent a time machine. You’d have to bring the Philippines back to a time when it had no more than a third of its current population. You’d need to find the sweet spot in its history over which it mined, grew, and made…
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