The Inquirer bottom fishes for circulation

Bottom fishing is when you drag the net across the seabed to scrape up any living creature unfortunate enough to be there. It scrapes up sea snakes, squid, crabs, blowfish, baby fish that will never become meat, and used condoms. It is banned in most locations, but that never stopped the scurrilous from using the … Continue reading →

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To disembowel a blogger

  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 →

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

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 →

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Heneral Luna, The Other Side of AlDub

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 →

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Can we kindly lose this “minimum credible defense” mentality?

I admire those who achieve a Level 5 state of leadership, an intense dedication to achievement based on a foundation of humility. The concept was taught to us by Society of Honor member LCpl_X during a recent blog. Be modest but drive, drive, drive to succeed. Frankly, I suggest we get the military to step up to … Continue reading →

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