It fosters the illusion that good societies are places to be found rather than painstakingly built by the collective effort of their citizens.Randy David, columnist, on the big downside of the Philippine culture of migration. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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Downside of Philippine migration
Morals over job
I would never pick a job over my morals.Tomas Lopez, the lifeguard fired after saving a drowning man outside his patrolled area (People)
Wealth of 1 percent
The wealth of the top 1 percent has increased very fast in the past 20, 30 years. ‘Occupy Wall Street’ is a reaction to that. We have to take the issue seriously…Morris Chang, Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (MSNBC)
Pitong Pinoy
The Friday of 2011 before National Heroes’ Day, I had a chance to witness Yahoo! Pitong Pinoy awards, an event that once again showed we don’t literally need another Cry of Pugad Lawin, death of Jose Rizal, or death of Ninoy Aquino to produce heroes.
More photos on my Flickr gallery.
Today is Independence Day
The Philippines declared its first independence on this day 113 years ago. Here are some good reads:
Kiss she wasn’t ashamed of
It was always kisses in the playground, and kisses in the gym. With girls it was always perfect. It was always nice. It wasn’t something I was ashamed of. It was beautiful.‘Reviva’, a 20-year old lesbian saved from forced marriage in spite of her sexual orientation (BBC News)
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