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Circumstantial Culture

MEILbox — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:24:10 +0000

Being away from home allows one an opportunity to look at his own people with a detached perspective. It is with that note that this blog is being written. Because I am overseas, I only manage to get fresh news from home by watching the news in TFC. It is very refreshing to hear news of [...]

LP senatoriable Alex Lacson: dapat gamitin ang VAT upang maibsan ang kahirapan

nethan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:41:35 +0000

Lacson: VAT gamitin upang maibsan ang kahirapan Sinabi ni Liberal Party senatorial bet Atty. Alex `Pinoy’ Lacson na ang pondo mula Value Added Tax (VAT) ay mas mabuting gamitin ng gobyerno para sa programa laban sa kahirapan tulad ng micro-financing upang isulong ang maliit na negosyong pangkabuhayan...

Source: NOYPIPOL: The Official Blog of Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino

Seeing through the poverty line

netizen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:15:16 +0000

(This is an article written by Stanley Palisada of ABS-CBN. Your karikna was interviewed as one of six resource persons across the nation.) MANY FILIPINOS are really sick and tired of being poor in pocket, in spirit and in association. Presidential aspirants spouting off promises to end poverty should...

Source: Riknakem

The Rondubic Code

Rondubic — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:17:57 +0000

If Christians have a Bible and Muslims have Qur’an. And if Plato has The Republic, Machiavelli has The Prince, I also have The Rondubic Code. I will live as a writer who keeps alive the music of the language, holds head and heart together in the words, and writes in hope and passion that one [...]

Is it right to blame the government and kill your children?

cyborg — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:26:31 +0000

“Hindi ko na kaya ang mga problema namin sa buhay at ang problema sa bansa. Sobrang hirap na natin (I could no longer bear the problems of our family and that of the country. We are so poor.),” said by a woman which could possibly be out of desperation threw her 2 kids in Pasig river [...]...

Source: Greenoys Blog

from the archives: Noynoy Aquino on the 3 most pressing issues in the country

nethan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:00:02 +0000

From 2007 Inquirer.net interview: Well, as an economist, it has something to do with the economy, and the idea of so many people really being in a perpetual state of want. The idea that, you know, the stereotype is a family in Metro Manila or any other urban area, sharing one bowl of noodles as the daily...

Source: NOYPIPOL: The Official Blog of Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino

Gawad Kalinga Community: Solving Poverty in the Philippines

cyborg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:03:58 +0000

Gawad Kalinga is a massive organization that is gaining lots of momentum right now. This group’s vision started as simply providing decent and sustainable housing communities for the homeless. And it is succeeding at this vision which surprises a lot of people. However, its vision right now is even...

Source: Old Philippines

Eradicate Poverty? Correct the Victim Mindset First

Prudence — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:26:28 +0000

***Something I wrote a long, long time ago. Just wanted to share this, considering that we’re in the “season of giving” nowadays. Should I feel guilty because I bought and consumed this drink, which is worth P150, when I could have just given a part of that amount to the poor kid...

Source: Filipino Freethinkers

Kassandra

inkblot — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:01:33 +0000

My real name is Kassandra. I am Kass in the morning and Sandra at night. I am going to tell you the story of how I came to know the industry of Escort Service. Welcome to my world of bright lights, struggles and carnal satisfactions. READ ON… Other PostsDecember 11, 2009 -- KassandraDecember 11, 2009 -- KassandraAugust [...]

Kassandra

netizen — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:32:50 +0000