No one will doubt that 1986 was a watershed year. From the Philippines came euphoria, a newfound momentum that had Democracy racing across the world. The fact that a revolution occurred without bloodshed was remarkable. It catapulted a widow who had no experience in politics to become the first woman President of the Philippines. “People [...]
Death by commoditisation
July 16, 2009 By 83 Comments
In his recent blog post, Ben Kritz describes the utter failure of the Melissa Roxas affair to capture the sensationalist tastes of the Filipino public, much less raise any semblance of “outrage” in the United States (Melissa Roxas is a U.S. citizen). I don’t think there is anything disturbing about the Filipino public’s being desensitised [...]
Gaza carnage: Underneath the politics
January 14, 2009 By 24 Comments
For argument’s sake, strip away for a moment the whole question about and politics around Israel’s right to occupy the Gaza strip and consider this…
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