It Isn’t Easy When Culture Supports Corruption

I need to be careful in this blog. The last thing I want to do is be an arrogant outsider who claims loudly “ya’all get a life, your whole culture is corrupt!” Indeed, American culture is going rapidly downhill given that political debates are rich with deceits and intent to injure. The well-being of the … Continue reading →

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What Are We to Make of Rappler?

Rappler is a fast-paced source for online news, commentary and entertainment. I don’t think it intends to be the kind of entertainment I find there, for I laugh a lot when I ought not. And sometimes the laughter is masking tears of pain. But  sometimes, I think it strives for real entertainment, too. Let me … Continue reading →

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Does Catholicism Make Us More Tolerant of Corruption?

Theories On Why Corruption Is Pervasive in our Catholic Dominated Society Guest Article by Andrew Lim As I write this, the Napoles scam grows more tentacles by the day, ensnaring much of the past Arroyo administration’s officials, (some of whom jumped ship to Pnoy’s Liberal Party in 2010) , local government executives and even the … Continue reading →

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When the President Follows Instead of Leads

I suppose if I were looking for a unique word to describe President Noynoy Aquino, it would be “reflective”. He thinks about things. Reads, talks to people, gathers information, and then makes a decision. Sometimes that decision is fast. That is when his mind may already have been made up. This occurred when the Sultan … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Institutional Failures in the Philippines

Here we go, sports fans, from the fifth place finisher to the winner, the gold-medal top-notcher at being the worst institutional failure in the Philippines. By failure, we mean that it should be the best that it can be, world class, but it is not. By failing so dramatically, the institution punishes EVERYONE. You, me, … Continue reading →

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