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Toxic skin whiteners pose serious threat to Philippine consumers
Skin whiteners are huge among Filipinos, the so-called little, brown brothers – and sisters. Their use of these products rides on the “colonial mentality” phenomenon that has afflicted the Philippines ever since colonizers,…
Philip Morris behind effort to manipulate Philippine courts?
HealthJustice, a group of lawyers that are pushing for better public health, released a statement yesterday giving more details about the alleged attempt by tobacco companies to block an anti-smoking campaign in the…
Tobacco companies in Philippines play dirty legal game
This is how dirty tobacco companies in the Philippines have become. They have gone to the extent of lying, conniving and gaming the country’s judicial system just to have their way. The Philippine…
Mideo’s cross and the Philippine art contretemps
“Society puts my freedom above your hypocrisy.” – Transvestite, La Mala Educacion, un film de Pedro Almodovar Mideo Cruz, the Filipino visual artist who is the subject of a modern-day Inquisition in the…
The many sins of Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao, the world’s best boxer and the Philippines’ most famous congressman, has thrown his weight behind the Roman Catholic Church, which is battling the Reproductive Health Bill now pending in Congress. The…
Philippines: Why ‘Willing Willie’ should go back on air
Chuck Smith of Yahoo! OMG! Philippines “interviewed” me via Facebook last week about the Willie Revillame controversy. (You can read his story here.) I’m posting below his questions and my answers in full….
Filipino men ‘most narcissistic in Asia’
Selling mirrors must be a robust business in the Philippines. That is because Filipinos are supposed to be the most vain, the most narcissistic men in Asia. A 2006 survey by a company…
‘Willing Willie’ and the attack of the social media mob
Leonard de Vera, the lawyer of Philippine TV show host Willie Revillame, has a point. Why did government agencies and everyone else rush to judge the host, accusing him of abusing six-year-old Janjan…
Why did Willing Willie’s go-go dancing boy cry?
The controversy surrounding Philippine television game show host Willie Revillame and the go-go dancing boy named Jan-jan is not about to go away soon. The main reason for this is that – this…
Philippines: Why ‘Willing’ Willie Revillame shouldn’t be fired
In the past two weeks or so, ever since the Willing-Willie-Jan-jan hullabaloo erupted, the campaign against the show “Willing Willie” has morphed from ousting the show’s host, Willie Revillame, into altogether removing the…
