Munk Debate – Mainstream Media ft. Douglas Murray, Matt Taibbi, Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Goldberg
Listening to Malcolm Gladwell in this debate is quite difficult. He’s like the poster child for how not to conduct an argument. The number of fallacies he was able to conjure up is staggering. To think he is such an accomplished writer and yet fail…
The Real Reason Why Fake News Wins
“It is often very illuminating, therefore, to ask yourself how you got at the facts on which you base your opinion. Who actually saw, heard, felt, counted, named the thing, about which you have an opinion? Was it the man who told you, or the…
A Moral Recovery Program: Building a People–Building a Nation by Patricia Licuanan
The events at EDSA in February 1986 not only ousted a dictator, but also demonstrated to the world and to ourselves our great strengths as a people. At EDSA we saw courage, determination and strength of purpose; we saw unity and concern for one another;…
Et Tu Prof?
John Nery asked: “What is our clear, nonnegotiable, overriding objective?” this is after recognizing the fact that the country is suffering from a “fog of normalization.” And I couldn’t disagree more. Early this morning, I learned that a U.P. Professor friend of mine, an Anti-Marcos…
Juno Reyes Has Much To Learn About God And Christianity
(Image from Rappler) I’ve been contemplating whether to respond to Juno Reyes, a fourth-year communication student at Ateneo de Manila University and a LifeStyle and Entertainment intern at Rappler, about her article, [New School]. Studying in a Catholic school made me resent religion I believe…
A Meaningful Loss
I would’ve wanted to write this article right after the results of the May 2022 presidential election, but I found myself paralyzed. And it wasn’t just me; most of the people I know who supported Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan felt the same. Suddenly, nobody’s…
Why Angat Buhay NGO Won’t Do
(Addendum: Interestingly John Nery agrees with me see – The Angat Buhay NGO is not enough) As everyone following this blog knows, unfortunately na-predict ko na matatalo si Leni at Kiko this 2022 election. Pero I was still hopeful na we could turn things around…
Why I Fear That Leni Robredo And Kiko Pangilinan Will Lose
Prevention is better than cure – Desiderius Erasmus Since 2016, I’ve been telling VP Leni’s people to speak up against fake news. To face and combat it, pero anong sabi nila sakin, ayaw daw nilang lumaban noon kasi masyadong popular si Duterte. Hindi pa daw…
An Interview With A Former Marcos Apologist
Your (adoptive) parents were martial law victims (ML). How does it make you feel that people trivialize the suffering and anguish? It depends; some people trivialize the injustices of ML because either they are ignorant of history or that they are just misinformed or miseducated…
BREAKING THROUGH: How Leni Robredo can win the hearts and minds of Filipinos
(Note: I wrote this article last March 12, 2021, I am posting it here for posterity and in the hopes of helping Leni Robredo and Kiko Pangilinan win the 2022 elections. Featured image courtesy of Rappler) “The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends…
