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The Happy Planet Index

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Ever wondered what the world would be like if happiness, not money, was the key driver of global affairs? Ever thought that it would be better if countries were ranked via a happiness index instead of a wealth index? Well, take a look see at The New Economics Foundation’s Happy Planet Index website for rankings […]

Cebuano Pride: Just or Bigoted?

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Cebuanos have been long known for their deeply rooted aversion toward the Tagalog-speaking population of the Philippines. According to many of them, Cebuano (or what most of the country would rather refer to as Visayan, being the language most widely spoken in the Visayas and a good part of Mindanao) should have been made the […]

Role-Playing Madness

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Picture this: a college student cuts class and ends up at a cybercafe with other MMORPG fanatics on an all-day fixed fee PC rental promo. This guy, disciplined as he is, cut down on all *non-essential* expenses just to be able to finance game time. He also stays up till late at night and wakes […]

Good News in the News!

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

After hearing about how Philippine media can be so pessimistic and cyncial, we find the following article in the news! Well, let’s all sit back and relish some good news for a change.
Note, however, the little snippet of ‘bad news’ (talk about black sheep) in the latter half of the piece. Hint: the line describes […]

Continuing Chicken&Egg#1: A Tango or a Tangle?

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Check out Carmen N. Pedrosa’s June 23 column on the Philippine Star. It begins with an interesting observation on the fabled power of the media to shape public opinion. Here’s a little teaser:
When asked about the circulation of a certain newspaper which has made hay with screaming headlines, half-truths and a deliberate intent to […]

Irony 1: The Cycle of Unemployment

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

The economists say the labor market is characterized by job surplus (or conversely undersupply of talent). Note the use of the word ‘talent’ and not the word ‘labor’. Most fresh graduates, the companies argue, are underqualified. They simply do not have the skills to perform the duties a job would require. Fair enough. But this […]

Chicken&Egg#1: The Philippine Media and Government, a Tango or a Tangle?

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

One of the first things we learn to do is count. So, in reverence of an age-old skill, let’s do just that–count anything and everything from chicken and egg senarios to life’s ironies, oxymorons and paradoxes. Here’s the first.
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Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s (PGMA) plea to the media for support in the final years of her term […]

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