Category Archives: Current Events

Media, Police, and the Bus Hostage Crisis

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Carlo Ople

SharePeople have started to point fingers over yesterday’s Bus Hostage Crisis wherein several foreigners were killed by the hostage-taker, a dismissed policeman. The media is getting a lot of attention now because they “covered” the event too much and exposed … Continue reading →

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Huwag masyado asahan si Noynoy

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareI watched President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) this afternoon and it pretty much was what a lot of us expected. He lambasted the previous administration and talked about potential solutions for the current problems of … Continue reading →

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President Noynoy Aquino’s “Cute” Mistakes

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Carlo Ople

Share President Noynoy Aquino made several “cute” mistakes during his first few days in office. The one that got the biggest media attention was his alleged “palpak” Memorandum Circular which was signed by Executive Secretary Ochoa. Another follow-up mistake would … Continue reading →

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Taal Volcano about to erupt?

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareI just saw this on the Facebook page of TV5′s news program, Akyson. Apparently Taal Volcano decided to be active again and the lava is now visible at the crater from a distance. I actually gave a talk in Tagaytay … Continue reading →

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Should Noynoy stop smoking?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareSenator Noynoy Aquino is being criticized left and right because he hasn’t stopped smoking. He said later on in an interview that he hopes that people will let him keep that one tiny freedom. Should Noynoy Aquino stop smoking? Absolutely. … Continue reading →

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Isang Bansa (Juan Country) Video

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareFelt inspired by the post I made this morning so I decided to work on a short video using pictures that I got from Google. It’s has a pretty powerful message so please do watch it and if you find … Continue reading →

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So… what now?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareNow that the elections are over losing candidates are throwing a fit about how they were cheated. People are actually finding the “Koala Bear” dude credible and we have Congressman Teddy Boy Locsin accusing Executive Ermita of fielding “Koala Bear” … Continue reading →

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Teddy Boy Locsin needs to mind his manners

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareCongressman Teddy Boy Locsin literally laid the smackdown on Smartmatic’s Heider Garcia. In a congressional hearing on fraud this afternoon, Congressman Roilo Golez was questioning Garcia about the discrepancies with the time signatures of the transmissions. While Garcia was trying … Continue reading →

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What Filipino Politicians can learn from Naruto

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareThere’s one lesson that politicians and Filipinos in general can learn from the hit Japanese animation series, Naruto Shippuuden. It’s amazing how such a simple cartoon series offer so much insights and values which we can apply to local politics … Continue reading →

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Raffles for Pinoys on Facebook

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Carlo Ople

ShareSeveral Filipino companies and brands have started to raffle off certificates and prizes on Facebook. I’m currently compiling a list so you guys can join since it doesn’t take much of an investment on your part (you just “like” their … Continue reading →

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