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The Anti-Pinoy

• Eight “Big Dreams” for the Philippines: Vision-Setting, SMART Goals, and Synergy
  Share 0savesSave There’s the hallmark approach of Alex Lacson’s “12 Little Things”. And then – there’s the “Eight Big Dreams”. The proposition is based on on three concepts – “enabling environment”, “management by objectives”, and “synergy” Create the Enabling Environment – Set a Vision What is an “enabling environment” – The enabling environment refers to [ […]
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A Foreigner’s Perspective On The Philippines

• The Aquino Administration’s $400 Million Bonehead Maneuver
  (This was first posted yesterday at Anti-Pinoy; it is a story that I think is slipping under the radar of public attention amidst the continuing wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Manila Bus Massacre, and I don’t think it ought to. Time will tell what the long-term effects of that particular tragedy will be, […]
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Sanamagan

• COMPILATION: Why is Electricity Expensive in the Philippines?
  Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy Electricity Reform in Practice: The Case of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines Electricity is one of the most important facilitating modern activities and country’s development. Through time, the importance of electricity to people’s life has only increased. On this ground, more […]
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Unmoderated Filipino Voices

• Eight “Big Dreams” for the Philippines: Vision-Setting, SMART Goals, and Synergy
  Share 0savesSave There’s the hallmark approach of Alex Lacson’s “12 Little Things”. And then – there’s the “Eight Big Dreams”. The proposition is based on on three concepts – “enabling environment”, “management by objectives”, and “synergy” Create the Enabling Environment – Set a Vision What is an “enabling environment” – The enabling environment refers to [ […]
  BongV

LeadPhilippines

• SnK with the Thursday Group
  No, our radio program did not have a showbiz gossip feature with the That's Entertainment group of Kuya Germs (German Moreno). We were actually with a group of people, whose advocacy is caring for the sick. Not just the sick, but sick inmates of the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City.The first part of the program is of course about the latest news o […]
  Arnel B. Endrinal

Manila Review

• Plastic bag tax bill refiled in Philippine Congress
  The bill authored by Albay Second District Representative Al Francis Bichara filed as HB 127 seeks to levy a tax in the amount of Two Pesos and Fifty Centavos (Php 2.50 or US Dollar .06) for every plastic bag used at the point of sale of goods or products. The levy will be collected by stores and sales outlets with annual incomes of P100,000 and /or a minimu […]
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Chinocracy

• The Filipino reaction to Int'l reactions to the Bus Hostage Crisis - Very Wrong
  The Manila Bus Hostage Crisis revealed everything that was wrong in Filipino culture, from the policeman with misplaced pride and who through corrupted logic thinks he can gain "justice" by holding people hostage, to the Filipino reaction of defensiveness against international criticism. The Australian's Emma-Kate Symons came out with an artic […]
  Chino

Plain Honest

• That’s Not Entertainment, Sharon Cuneta
  Is Megastar Sharon Cuneta just overreacting or is she just plain clueless when it comes to politics? Recently, Cuneta expressed enormous dismay over the actuality of Senator Tito Sotto not supporting her husband in his bid for the Senate Presidency. “Masakit lang sa akin kasi kung sino pa yung magkakamag-anak… Mahal ko ang Uncle Tito […]
  Iya Justimbaste

The Critical Thinker

• 10 Awesome Talks
  We reopen our blog posts today by taking AskMen.com‘s advice on the 10 Top TED Talks. We’ve featured TED Talks here before and this Top 10 list is fresh and very insightful material. From AskMen.com: The Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conferences aim to help foster a better future by mining the ideas of “the world’s […]
  Mark T. Market

Utak Ng Tilapia

• Blockhead versus Conehead
  Who do you think would make a better leader? […]
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Indolent Indio

• SG airport police arrest Filipino for being a tourist
  A corny old t-shirt reads ‘Singapore is a fine city’ and then lists the fines for chewing gum and other things the city state prohibits. Apparently, Singapore now also prohibits going there too often as one Baguio resident found out when he was detained at the airport for visiting his girlfriend one too many times. [...] You'll also dig these articles:M […]
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Pasig River Avenger

• Industrial Pollution To Hinder Pasig River Rehabilitation
  Now this is what I’ve been talking about. Last Tuesday, a news report came out that the city government of Pasig is now monitoring two factories after it was discovered that these facilities have been discharging chemicals into the Marikina … Continue reading → […]
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BotoMoto

• Smartmatic’s Response To Committee Report On Poll Automation
  "Machines don’t cheat, it’s people who cheat and people can use the machine to cheat.’ I like this quote from Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino. It's simple and clear and it basically puts into proper perspective this whole issue about alleged electoral fraud in the elections last May. Indeed, the evidence presented to the House […]
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Music

• Michael Jackson Tribute
  I was in elementary school when I first heard of Michael Jackson. His hit songs "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" were enjoying heavy airplay at that time. I wasn't into music back then so I didn't really pay much attention to those songs. I did, however, enjoy watching other kids my age copying Michael's da […]