The Marocharim Experiment

For the past few months, Manny Villar’s “humble origins” were laid into question by pundits and commentators.  The likes of Billy Esposo and Solita Monsod – and recently, Conrado de Quiros – have refuted Villar’s statements about being poor, illustrating the many different disconnects in what he’s presenting on television, and documented evidence.  It seems [...]

The professional wrestling fan in me is begging to write this post. WrestleMania XXVI is just a couple of days away, and the Granddaddy of Them All is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ones in recent memory.  While I’m not a big fan of WWE’s brand of “sports entertainment” (I’m more [...]

A friend of mine says that if your administration is so mistrusted, whatever you do will always be treated with more than the usual dose of suspicion.  It’s not because of blind hatred, but because you didn’t cultivate and foster the trust of the people in your governance and policies.  The same is true for [...]

The Harapan Vice-Presidential debates generated a lot of talk and Twitter hashtags, among other things.  I was half-expecting Edu Manzano to appear so that Loren Legarda could say, “Atras si Mar ng dalawa, abante ako,” and perhaps see Bayani Fernando do the “Papaya” in his Bob the Builder hat. Yes, I just had to do [...]

Avoid this entry like the plague if you like Pablo Neruda.