To my Philippine flock, It is with great alarm that I write you today, on the occasion of the Church’s resumption of services, to order that an Inquisition (Spanish, or local, if costs are prohibitive) be launched in the Philippines.
Independent films try to portray themes and stories that mainstream cinema cannot. Strippedof the artifice, sappiness (and budget) of studio-backed projects, indie films focus on telling a story without necessarily pandering to the box-office bottom line. That being said, indie films have a tendency to seemingly be made up of th same set of characters, [...]
Aside from teaching us to love our culture, Francis M. also taught us that waiting for someone to die before showing them your love is a pretty stupid way of doing things. With spending power now in the hands of our generation, expect an upsurge in manufactured nostalgia for anything ’90s in coming months. If [...]
If you aren’t aware of the ongoing debate on the Right of Reply Bill, this will probably mean nothing to you. On the other hand, every opportunity that our politicians take to embarrass themselves is of interest to all freedom-loving Filipinos, so you might as well read on.
In a recent interview, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, who has been pilloried in the media for sitting on high-profile corruption cases, lashed back at critics and asked, “what have you done to fight corruption?”
An Inquiry Into Values Despite numerous scandals our Fearless Leader (fearless of God, anyway,) the Arroyo administration (and sundry family members, which is sort of the same thing) has survived scandal after scandal. The recent impeachment complaint was not the first time that charges of corruption and general assholery have been thrown at the president, [...]
“Manila, Manila/ I keep coming back to Manila” so goes the classic Hotdog song. The ’70s pop group didn’t bother specifying which parts of Manila they kept coming back to, but we are sure that they were probably thinking of the swanky parts of Escolta and Cubao, or perhaps of an idealized, romantic abstract idea [...]
Since 1984, the movie franchise Shake, Rattle & Roll has tried to scare us out of our wits. Or, at least do something to get us out of our wits enough to be scared, I guess. Or, failing that, try to make us feel good for going to the movie theater to watch them. And [...]
Team [Noun] As in: Team USA, Team Philippines, Team Bryan, Team PNP, Team Army, Team [Random Branch of Service]. Words and slogans tend to jump the shark when the government starts using them. “no less than [optional adjective] [noun]“ As in: “Reported by no less than the Commission on Human Rights…” In Fairview As in: [...]