PEOPLE POWER: This culture of blame, which has become as prevalent as it is pernicious, explains why Filipinos celebrate every time an NPA Sparrow Unit assassinates notoriously corrupt government officials, abusive “matons,” a tyrannical hacendero, or undisciplined military men. Read the rest of this entry »
Religion of Blame: Doom or salvation? (Continued from last Tuesday)
July 14, 2011
Religion of Blame: Doom or salvation?
July 12, 2011
(Reader Luis Olitoquit asked me on Twitter yesterday about a Postscript written some 10 years ago. Digging up my ManilaMail.com archive, I found the piece — “The Religion of Blame” which analyzes our penchant for blaming others for our own failures. I’m rerunning it below for its relevance to our present state. This item appeared in the pinoycityusa website in 2002, its author unidentified. It was posted by a certain L. Sibal.) Read the rest of this entry »
Being Filipino
June 15, 2011
My column last Monday (Independence Day 2011) triggered a spirited discussion among friends on whether the current generation is less nationalistic than, say, the generation of our parents or if the concept of nationalism has simply taken on a different meaning today. Read the rest of this entry »
