Manny, sex, orange socks and parades

Posted by JoeAm on February 20, 2016 · 129 Comments 

Manny I love Manny Pacquiao, as a boxer. I root for him even when he fights American boxers. He is always the good guy, skipping smiling and confident down the aisle and into the ring, the adoring crowd of Filipino fans raising the roof off the arena with cheers. His opponents are always serious, worried, … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics

Tito Sotto is not a woman

Posted by Cha Coronel Datu on February 4, 2016 · 494 Comments 

w by Cha Coronel Datu Tito Sotto is not a woman. Going by certain types of definition, he is what would probably pass for a man. And so this one man has taken it upon himself to decide on the options that could be made available to a certain kind of woman in his country. … Continue reading →

Category Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

For the Sake of Ten

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on January 10, 2016 · 156 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.” The men turned away and … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Religion

Isang Araw sa Buhay ni Edward

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on December 13, 2015 · 163 Comments 

w ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Nakikita natin siya araw-araw. Nagma-mop sa McDonald’s. Nagba-bagger sa Hypermart. Nagwe-welding sa ironworks. Siya ang mukha ng kinabukasan ng Pilipinas. Tawagin natin siyang Edward.  Hindi siya taga-UP, Ateneo, La Salle o USTe. Siguro nakatapos ng two years sa college, tapos huminto na para makapag-aral naman ang bunso nila. Kaya, ayan, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Politics

Your Fitness Bank

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on November 29, 2015 · 104 Comments 

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva The following article is a perfect follow-up to Joe America’s humdinger of an article Greed in America, Joy in the Philippines. Why? Because I would suggest to JoeAm that another metric of progress in the Philippines is the percentage of ailing seniors. Who would be the best defenders of the … Continue reading →

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