Binay and Marcos: dumbing down the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on October 22, 2015 · 251 Comments 

Let us start with an understanding of terms. The term “dumbing down” originated in 1933 as movie-business slang, used by motion picture screenplay writers, meaning: “[to] revise so as to appeal to those of little education or intelligence”. [Wiki] We have two national candidates who are engaged in dumbing down the Philippines. It is the only … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

Dog Love and How It Impacts on Love of Country

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 15, 2015 · 259 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Been this way since I was small. Loved the fluffiness and cuddliness of the young ones, the loyal and intimidating presence of the grown-up ones. It was my Nanay Aurora who stoked the fires of my love for dogs when I was 13. Saw a mixed German Shepherd puppy in … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education

To disembowel a blogger

Posted by JoeAm on October 8, 2015 · 229 Comments 

  w By Popoy Del R. Cartanio What make the innards of a blogger Could be something tough like leather Or something crispy like Lapid’s Chicharon, plain or spicy or greasy brown Bulaklak or Bituka the taste of malansa. Or it could be like tasty bread Like a cadaver laid on his back Sold in … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Literature

President Quezon’s 1939 “Code of Citizenship and Ethics”, and the Philippines today

Posted by JoeAm on October 6, 2015 · 226 Comments 

I suppose one approaches a pinnacle of presumptuousness when one decides to edit a Philippine president’s earnest works. Such are the demands on bloggers today, forever impelled to re-interpret the world to try to find a path less burdened, or more attuned to modern times. Yet, I somehow think that Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon would have … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Heneral Luna, The Other Side of AlDub

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 4, 2015 · 299 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva It’s been bugging me. I cannot write about AlDub and diss or ignore Heneral Luna the movie. Both have a fans base, although AlDub takes the cake in Twitter and Facebook. But the groundswell, the aftertaste of Heneral Luna has taken everyone by surprise, just as AlDub has. And so … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children