If there’s anything I’ve learned from all the time that I’ve spent blogging, it’s that Filipinos don’t have a monopoly on insight into the ills that beset the country. Reading the Manila Times today, that bit of understanding was validated.
One of the Times’ OpEd writers quoted an essay by a Korean student named Jayeoun Kim. [...]
Filed under: musings, society | Tagged: essay, Korean student, Philippines | 7 Comments »
Who’s the idiot that said this 5-billion aid program called Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino was a good idea?
I’m not gonna dwell to much on the utter stupidity of a program that would give stipends of up to P1,400 monthly to the poorest families in the 20 poorest provinces simply because I know that enough people will [...]
Filed under: 2010 watch, musings, politics, society | Tagged: Ahon Pamilyang Pinoy, dole-outs, DSWD, leadership, Machiavelli, management fundamentals, poverty | 13 Comments »
I truly wanted to give Dyesebel a chance. All day, I obsessed about the damned thing; couldn’t wait for it to come on. And when it finally did, here’s how it happened.
Filed under: musings, pop-culture, science, television, vacuity | Tagged: Dyesebel, GMA7, mermaids, television | 9 Comments »
