The Philippine Daily Inquirer published an essay by a sophomore Communications student attacking teleseryes and local variety shows as copycats and nakakabobo. There was a fleeting referrence to news programs where the entertainment segment seems to be getting more and more air time.
Welcome to the bangag (stoned) world of the Philippine broadcast media where news [...]
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In California, U.S.A, the Supreme Court held that the 4,000-something marriages performed by Mayor Gavin Newsom between gays and lesbians were not legal because California law defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Despite the social implications, I have to agree with this one. Mayor Newsom cannot unilaterally rewrite the law despite his [...]
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The school bus picks up my kids at 6.00 a.m. Their classes start at 6.45 a.m. They get home around 4.30 p.m. Between relaxing, completing their school projects and homework, bath and a little family time in the evening, they go to bed at around 9.00 p.m. Ocassionally, if homeworks and projects are more numerous [...]
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A third of what’s been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I’d better let me, rather than them, tell you about me, this blog and a few irrelevant things as well.
