Category Archives: Social Factors
Essence of Being a Filipino ‘Istambay’
Being stuck in the mundane world of chasing implementation deadlines, problems and fixing them almost on a daily basis, I find the taming world of istambay a constant good source of social curiosity. It amazes me no end that at some periods of contemporary social history, there are others who are just too good in … Continue reading
Maconians’ Amiability & Level-headedness
Social factors are equally important to the rise of maconian level-headedness 1. Moderates Maconians are densely multi-ethnic. But the underlying mindset of each ethnicity did not hamper each ethnic group to integrate well within the mainstream thought. Each ethnic precept is relatively mature in terms of its role in the society and there were very … Continue reading
Overcoming Poverty
The eventual demised of Adecor did not bring immediate grief to the people’s well-being overall. The company did not cease operation abruptly thus it gave the people some time to think about life without the help of a good company padding their wallets on a monthly basis. There were welcomed payouts to the families some … Continue reading
The Glory of Adecor
Life was pretty good then as told by most remnants who chose to stay in town while reminiscing the good ole days at the height of town’s golden age. Long before Davao was divided into 3 provinces, Adecor was already operating its behemoth plywood operation in the town. So good an employed life was then … Continue reading
The Ilonggo Tikal*, Myth or Fact?
In his fairly recent column, the ever blunt Mon Tulfo pulled no punches in telling a negative attribute of ethnic Ilonggo lampooning them into group of people who likes to brag about almost anything. And while he put forward a comic example, the labeling itself has caused a bit of stir on the internet. Well … Continue reading
The Remedy of ‘Hambog’
While it can’t be dismissed straight away the real benefit of a hambog, there is also the undeniable fact that others will fell disgusted or uncomfortable when the wind current blows towards their direction. And this reality doesn’t stop on the person on the receiving end. Word of the mouth may spread like wildfire that … Continue reading
The Benefits of “Hambog”
There is a reality floating around among Filipino communities outside the country that if one bought a BMW, the other would try to match or upend by buying a Mercedez or any top of the line car, if one bought a large-screen Plasma, the other will try to match or upend by getting large-screen LCD. … Continue reading
Radio Drama vs FM Music vs TV vs Internet
[ad#468_60_banner_aligned_center] One lady mentioned that she totally decided to stop listening and following radio drama by the time she reached high school. To her FM music was more relaxing, entertaining and find it too scornful among her new circle of friends if they found out that she still enjoys listening to radio drama at that … Continue reading
Why It Is So Good Being Raised A Cebuano – Language & Family
II. Language The major spoken dialect of Cebuanos offers any speaker adapting it the ability to speak with a very minimal tone inflection and variance. It appears to be a median Filipino dialect meaning the strength and weakness of its expression do not usually involve too much stressing of syllables. Therefore, the language itself seems … Continue reading
Why It Is So Good Being Raised A Cebuano – Contemporary Disclipine
C. Contemporary discipline Many developed societies scattered around the globe tend to eschewed any form of physical discipline in raising up children. This stems from the fact that politicians who make laws listen to experts, usually psychologists, who warned them about the impending danger of practice and therefore passed laws to outlaw spanking. Some societies … Continue reading