Intervention – Slapping a Nation In Denial (17)
3/08/10 •
As a nation, we all agree that we want to soar. The question is do we have the wings to soar? How do we grow our wings so that we may soar? Otherwise, we will be in the too-familiar “failure-to-launch” syndrome. From time to time, we need to reexamine what we are doing and determine [...]
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Comparison of Substance of Platforms of Aquino, Gordon, Villar, Perlas, and Obama (1)
3/09/10 •
I’ve been wanting to compare the substance of the platforms of Aquino, Gordon, Villar, Perlas, and Obama. This enough I can say – Nick Perlas is the gold standard in platforms. Aquino and Villar are fluffy talk without the specifics. Gordon is a slacker when it comes to platforms – good for him he’s got [...]
Pinoy thinking: Noynoy Aquino and King Philip II of Spain (4)
3/09/10 •
I’ve recently come across a few bright boys who presume to tell us who has — or who doesn’t possess — the “right” to write brilliant commentary on the sad “internal affairs” of the Philippines. And here I am thinking: well now isn’t that just classy. It’s days like these that remind me to keep [...]
In the News: Mindanao Development Authority Office to Locate near Dureza’s Seagull in the Sky (22)
3/09/10 •
No sooner had the ink ran dry on the creation of the Mindanao Development Authority when I spotted a seemingly harmless news item on Inquirer. Here we are talking about the culture of impunity and what can be done to instill integrity. Then, bam, I get a whiff of something that stinks – the smell [...]
Catholic Arguments against RH Bill reflect Spiritual Backwardness (15)
3/09/10 •
Catholic arguments against the RH Bill are claimed to be moral bulwarks against wrongdoing. However, when you take apart the arguments, they don’t turn out to be free of some wrongdoing themselves.
In the News: Clarifying Fr Joaquin Bernas’s clarification on Catholic Ayatollahs (7)
3/08/10 •
Like the civic-minded Filipino, the astute lawyer, and the obedient cleric that he is, the good Fr Joaquin Bernas goes out and throws the books of State and Church Law at us in an effort to “clarify” the “fundamental of Church-and-state relations“. Really now, Fr Bernas, this article of yours comes across as just your [...]
15th Philippine Senate – Same O Same O? (9)
3/08/10 •
I admit we have all been tied up with the Presidential elections and have neglected to look at what’s looming in the Senatorial races. Will the next Philippine Senate be composed of the same suspects – movie celebrities, tradpols, and dynasts? You know what happens when you have that mixture right? You have endless investigations [...]
The Truth will set Filipinos free (19)
3/07/10 •
A word or a sentence from someone can dramatically change our life; that is, if we are strong enough to take it in stride. Let’s take a slice from history and use Alexander the Great as an example. His tutor was no less than the famous philosopher, Aristotle. Surely what Alexander got from one of [...]
Is Filipino Parenting Style Prone to Produce Wimps? (31)
3/07/10 •
I was moonlighting (nag-sideline) this weekend and had an interesting conversation on parenting and marital life. One of the parties was complaining that their spouse was not too involved with children’s activities. The child had just established her dominance of a sport in her school, wanted one of the parties to come and see her [...]
How much can Presidents really do for us? (9)
3/07/10 •
One way to regard Philippine roads and the motorists who use them is to see these as the putrid contents in a laboratory petri dish. In it we can study more closely certain behaviours that can be observed in a people that seemingly find it impossible to work with any of the systems they pay [...]
Pinoy Behavior in the Office: Needs Improvement – Lots of it (17)
3/06/10 •
I came across a Business Week article on dilemmas in the workplace. In the article, Greg Cootsoona presents 21 scenarios and provides advice on how to manage it. I was intrigued at the scenarios and I remembered how it was in the Pinoy office. I zeroed in on the areas that where screaming – [...]
In The News: MB Polls Voters on Critical Issues (9)
3/06/10 •
This morning’s online version of the Manila Bulletin features a reader poll on the front page, which asks the question, “What specific problem would you like the next Philippine president to address first?” The responses (as of the time I viewed them, which was approximately 2 pm in Manila), are not at all surprising given [...]
Problema ng Pinoy: Ginagamit ang Talino para Mambola, hindi para dumating sa Katotohanan (13)
3/05/10 •
Mga kababayan, meron akong masasabi tungkol sa mga nakikita ko sa mga debate sa iba’t ibang forum.
Ang sinasabing “kabobohan ng Pilipino” ay hindi dulot ng problema ng mga synapse connections, kakulangan sa neurons ng mga utak ng maraming Pinoy, o kung anumang “brain deficiency.”
Sa totoo lang, maraming Pilipino ang matalino. At ang talinong yan ay nakikita [...]
Comics ni Chris: Media Interview with Juan Dela Curz (2)
3/04/10 •
Chris has just created a new character – Juan Dela Curz.
How do we explain the concept of platforms to Juan Dela Curz?
What are his motivations?
Does he find platforms relevant? Or will he find platforms relevant?
I AM SO COMFORTABLE WITH NOYNOY….. NOT (21)
3/04/10 •
Teleleng land never runs out of mornic stuff. In the latest explosion of moronism, Tornilyo Teleleng emotes and waxes barriotic, idiotic, pathetic, rheumatic, schizoprenic – in a manner that makes a noynoyista proud. Believe you me. your head will hurt after reading this discombobulating piece that will wreck the nerves in an encounter with Balagtas-esquengeze-lish.
I’ve [...]
Post-Ampatuan Mindanao – Where to From Here? (4)
3/04/10 •
After all the post-Ampatuan massacre chest-thumping what next? Ningas-cogon na naman! What else is new in da Pilipins? What next? How can we move the Mindanao agenda forward so that the rest of the Philippines can reap the benefits of the Peace Dividend. Malacañang hawks advocate total war, Aquino advocates removing the carpet under the [...]
Urban Micro-Farming: Promising First Results from a Philippine CSA Test Project (22)
3/04/10 •
Hunger is not something that requires a lot of explanation to most people, and it is an unfortunate fact of life in the Philippines that far too many people – about 4% of the population most of the time, and about 20% at least some of the time, according to a non-commissioned SWS survey conducted [...]
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