We beg to differ.
This is written in response to all those supporters of the Aquino family who keep telling their critics that “they’ve done a lot” for the common people. In all honesty, as much as I’d like to respect other people’s opinions and as much as I hate having to lecture people in a quasi-religious manner, I think…
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Introduction After the events of APEC, it’s sad to note that so few Filipinos even know what it was about in the first place. Indeed, the whole APEChottie hashtag, as shown here by Kate Natividad, seems to be a bigger issue than the other problems that trouble the Philippines such as the threat of terrorist…
Nakakahiya na rin!! First it was the Mexican people’s calling out Filipinos for our baffling beholdenness to the looks of their president Enrique Peña Nieto. Now we get a veiled lecture from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to focus more on what is real rather than on the merely superficial. I can only thank the…
DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING IS A SATIRICAL ARTICLE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A JOKE ARTICLE AND WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THIS ARTICLE WAS NEVER MEANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF TERRORISM AND ITS VICTIMS. This, ladies and gentlemen, is actually a holdover from one of my previous works that I wrote a year before I joined the…
After viewing the full video of Alma Moreno’s latest interview and hearing of her intent to run for senate, I cannot help but lament the possible future of the Filipino people. What’s worse is that despite the fact that she has easily destroyed her own credibility in the interview proper, it’s still likely that a…
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A video of ABS CBN News veteran telejournalist Karen Davila interviewing Filipino actress Alma Moreno is making waves. Moreno is running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party, led by presidential candidate Jejomar Binay. The video has gone viral thanks to Moreno’s cringe-worthy responses to Davila’s pointed questions. Here are transcripts of some…
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When Kim Kardashian breaks a fingernail, the world gasps. Meanwhile, hundreds of young girls could be kidnapped and raped in places like Nigeria and Bangladesh. There’d be a token burst of indignation across social media and, perhaps if these girls are lucky, a mention on a big mainstream media new outlet. Beyond that, it is…
What do ordinary Filipinos really want to get out of the imperative to “showcase” the Philippines’ best foot to the delegates of the coming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum that Manila is hosting this year? For many, it will be an opportunity to go on an extended vacation, taking up the “encouragement” coming from…
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