Dear Reader, I write this because some allegations that this blog has deleted comments and moderated comments. This blog has been founded on the belief to raise the discourse and discussion of our time to a higher level. It is out of frustration at the shallowness of our national discourse that we congregate in these [...]
If your gut tells you Noynoy, go for it
September 18, 2009 By 151 Comments
The following excerpt and comment have sent me off to a contemplative mood for awhile. The first one from FV’s news department himself, Ding G. Gagelonia: But times have changed. Instead of reporting on the news, it seems, journalists are losing their detachment and are becoming self-obsessed, not unlike the political and social bigwigs they [...]
This is FilipinoVoices
June 7, 2009 By 64 Comments
Why do we even bother to read the shallow noise created by this coconut, I asked myself one day. He’s not even here and obviously, does not even know what he’s talking about. Yet, we try to accommodate him. Answer—this site is purportedly the one that advocates for the “Wisdom of the Crowd” thing, and [...]
Do People Need to be Cuddled?
April 13, 2009 By 93 Comments
Stuart Santiago wrote: unfortunately, ito ang attitude ni nick-not-chief: I personally believe that the readers should be able to discern for themselves with regards to many issues.. …which is like washing his hands of any responsibility for anything. e ano kung walang karapatan ang ilang taga-fv to speak for filipinos. e ano kung walang karapatan [...]
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
March 31, 2009 By 22 Comments
Every journey has to start from somewhere. This could have began like many mornings at Figaro’s along Emerald Avenue. I’m at my favorite spot, by the window, right under the air conditioner, sipping my latte and eating a sandwich. Every morning, 32 oz of latte. Five years back, there was hardly any pedestrian walking at six thirty [...]
Your Voice. Your Choice. Tell Us.
October 20, 2008 By 7 Comments
In this little corner of the Philippine niche of the blogosphere, ideas, concepts, and people are discussed and debated, bandied about and discarded, attacked and defended, but is there a way to find out how big and how loud the movements are? I think we can measure that. I’ve put up a page wherein cyberPinoys [...]
Who Profits From Filipino Voices?
September 4, 2008 By 28 Comments
There is a new paradigm for revolution and it’s a revolution led by those who control the information environment. What I meant is, the present model for a successful revolution is not how many guns you have, but how many thinking people go out of their comfort zones and demand for truth, justice and peace. [...]
A Greater Responsibility: An Acceptance Speech
August 12, 2008 By 12 Comments
This is a start of a vision, a gathering of great and passionate minds, a focus towards prosperity, understanding, and a better Philippines. We push forward because we know that our nation is still clouded in darkness, we can become part of that light, that sheds whatever misunderstanding there is among us and sheds light [...]
FilipinoVoices Takes A Bow
August 12, 2008 By 14 Comments
http://www.influentialblogger.net/2008/08/winners-top-10-emerging-influential.html Congratulations, guys! :)
Phychiatric test para sa OFW: sagot nga ba sa totoong isyu ng mga OFW?
Psychiatric test, ito ang panibagong requirement ng DFA para sa mga taong nagnanais maging domestic helper sa ibang bansa. “Domestic helpers should be assessed if they are able to respond to this type of stress” ito ang paliwanag ni Undersecretary Esteban Conejos ng Department of Foreign Affairs, ayon sa kanya dito masusukat ang kakayahan ng [...]