Over a hundred years ago, a Republic was born. It was born amidst a era of nationalism. It wasn’t a unique idea. It was borrowed from Western thought. And a people, like many across the world wanted to self-govern. That Republic was short-lived and it became a Commonwealth of the Americans. But the dream never [...]
How do you solve a problem like benigno?
June 10, 2009 By 210 Comments
Offhand, I don’t know how. This piece begins with the assumption that benigno has a problem only him can solve for himself. Strangely, he is one such ‘thinker’ who prescribes simple solution (‘a theory of simplicity’) to the problems that beset Philippines. Fact is, since his maiden blog appeared on the FV digital landscape on [...]
Filipino vacuousness on Facebook
June 7, 2009 By 108 Comments
Some bozo posted the following image on his Facebook profile apparently in protest against House Resolution 1109 which authorised convening of a “Constituent Assembly” to explore options around amendment of the Constitution. (Click here to go to the actual Facebook photo album) Blogger-cum-”reporter” Ding Gagelonia re-posted it on FilipinoVoices.com and described it as the work [...]
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