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Will the real Kid Blogger please stand up?

In the spirit of the langaw mentality (our local version of the echo chamber) that plague us pinoy bloggers these days, here’s my take on the issue now officially labeled as “The Kid Blogger Affair”: … … … And you though I was actually gonna write something? I couldn’t be bothered to update this blog […]

Video killed the radio star…

But I’d still take my fifteen minutes of radio fame. This Sunday, you will hear my *ehem* frenulum linguae—limited voice over the airwaves as I talk about a topic I supposedly know nothing about. Or so they say. Almost expectedly, I will be with the legendary Jobarclix (yes, that jobarclix!) and two of my Pop […]

Five on Friday: Why vote?

Come Monday, we take another step towards another chapter in Philippine history. Though many would believe that the coming elections would not result in significant change, there is something you can do. What you choose to do determines your fate. So why vote? You don’t want celebrities for a leader. Or you simply don’t want […]

A Privacy Nightmare

I haven’t been writing on socially relevant issues for some time now, and I try not to, but this is too serious to pass up. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has just committed a complete privacy blunder. Remember how people used to complain about voter registration and their precinct assignments and all that? They devised […]

On Ninoy…

I would’ve written something nice for August 21, the commemoration of Ninoy Aquino’s death, but I remember the headline from two years ago: Ironic, isn’t it? What was supposed to be a turn in the positive direction has led us to where we are now, a place where no journalist can criticize a non–transparent leadership, […]

Mini-Review: V for Vendetta

This is an entertaining movie, especially if you’re part of the “Matrix generation.” The Wachowski Brothers prove that there is life after the Matrix trilogy, especially after “Matrix Revolutions,” which I consider one of the most disappointing films of the decade. V for Vendetta will entertain you, and it makes me smile the way I […]