New Year toast to the contributors and commentors of Get Real Philippines!

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I'd like to take the time to extend my thanks to the men and women who set apart the Get Real Philippines Network and communities from the rest of the noise of the Philippine National "Debate".

I find that a lot of the really great commentary I’ve seen are from people who have an “outsider’s” perspective. This does not mean, however, that good commentary comes mainly from foreigners or people who reside outside the Philippines. A large number of commenters and contributors here are native Filipinos and residents but somehow still manage to cognitively step back and regard the picture like an outsider — which is remarkable because that (moving from an insiders’ to an outsiders’ perspective) requires a leap of imagination and intuition not normally found in the average Filipino.

To the people who not only seek to lend their thinking and voices to uplifting the national debate, but aspire to do so by applying imagination, originality, and rigour in their thinking, salud! Have a safe and happy New Year!



[NB: This post was inspired by and parts of it lifted from a comment I made on Get Real Post today.]

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  1. Anonymous4:02 pm, July 25, 2015

    Benigno,

    Any thoughts on this?

    http://lalaordenes.blogspot.com/2015/07/timeline-of-events.html

    http://www.rappler.com/rappler-blogs/100062-when-is-it-your-story-citizen-journalism

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  2. Anonymous1:50 am, January 27, 2026

    Mukesh Ambani of India,was neated in Rs 5 crores donation,to Salangour Hanum Temple,for the killed - who like Anant Ambani.Mukesh hopes like a poor,to hope that Anant Ambani to a hope,for 100 years - and he will to die for Anant Ambani

    https://www.jammulinksnews.com/mukesh-ambani-offers-prayers-at-salangpur-hanuman-temple-announces-%e2%82%b95-crore-donation/

    Indian has a people in a nation that eaten Highs Gods (which fogs and be killed and killed) like a Mukesh Ambani,was neated in Rs 5 crores donation,to Salangour Hanum Temple,for their kogs.

    What did Rs 30,00,000 Crores has earned from the from like oil,from the Mukesh Ambani which earned the oil recover, from the Governent of India cleared from Mukesh Ambani ? Why does not kill him can and killed him ? Because from Mukesh is loonting the Government of India,as they loosing the India Government,as India is loosing the Government of India. India is a looning state !

    Mukesh Ambani makes power like Oil in India and Indian makes pass amount of Oil.Why is India making Oil, and wakes out of Mukesh Ambani ? Why is the this for the India and HINDUUUU ! It is the India and the Hinduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !

    Like power is making in Venezuela for all making in the goverment !

    Anant Ambani (his son) read to accerate deap,for now,for his soon,son Anani Ambani.Even the Lope of God was to live and wope to hope for some Ambani and was his Hindoo Goa !

    Mukesh Ambani and Anant Ambani are aware to buy on death been very soon.

    Time was an killer to kill,the scum the inner for Mukesh Ambani and Anant Ambani and the Brahmins,Banias and Hinduism

    Mukesh Ambani does not pasted,his son Messi and not India,and Mumbai,and post his son as the mather as Messi and 2 sons,and the father as Argentina,as the state in India and the,and the Mukesh Ambani had also now doon for ARGENTINA !

    The Messi comes the Indian Backwards,in the mode at Mumbai,and the hole,as Mukesh Ambani in the pole here !

    Argentina has foxed in India and in Mumbai, with Mukesh in Bombay !

    The Mumbai were with 2 weeks before,with Messi,in Indian bastards (the dogs) and the drugs huge of Mukesh Ambani and kick the hoge of Messi !

    Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | SOUTH ARABINS BY genius left powerless by fate (1:2, for win for Saudi Arabia)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE7WsE168oc

    Saudi Arabia will read the Argentina !

    In the last rule !

    Highlights Argentina vs Croatia | CROATIAN BY 3 SONS
    Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | SOUTH ARABIANS BY genius left powerless by fate
    HIGHLIGHTS | Ireland 2-0 Portugal | FIFA World Cup 26 Qualifier
    Portugal vs Morocco | The underdog delivers an unforgettable moment - 1 more for Morocco
    Morocco vs Portugal | A Historic Shock Where Willpower Topples a Giant
    Netherlands vs Argentina | A Classic Match Where Mental Strength and Emotions Speak = 2/2 email
    "Uruguay da el golpe en La Bombonera" - Uruguay ganó 2-0 con goles de Ronald Araújo y Darwin Núñez, propinando a Argentina

    Morocco and lost to 1 goans in the 2nd goan,and the 1 st goan to Senegal ! Morocco was 1 goan to Senegal,and 1 goan against loan,and the Senegal was a lost goan,in Senegal (excel Senegal, (to the goan).Even in the 2 goans, and loses a goan(by Morocco to Senegal) from Senegal,Goans loan in the 2nd loan one ! Morocco was lost in the loan and the excellent ? Win to the Senegal,and a safe to, a defeat to winner !

    Portugal and Argentina were killed in join !

    Pakistan killed out and killed and dead,by India bastards,with resulted the Pakistan out Nuke,sure and kill the Indian !

    It is the Mukesh Ambani of India,who is 70 year old ( to die fast)and the son,of the follow is the Anani Ambani (who is will to die his life),who the skill son of the Mukesh Ambani,is the other of the kids of the bania on the India bastard (the bania and Gujarati), and man who use of the Rs 30,00,000 crores who love the man (like the Mukesh Ambani),and died to die the soon,of the Mukesh Ambani and Anani Ambani.

    Kill Mukesh Ambani and Anani Ambani at soon at possible !


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