Kids in the Philippines now have to spend two more years in public school. As if we needed more evidence that we have a government of child-hating psychos.
On the other hand, kids will have more time to hone unmarketable skills to a fine edge.
Silver lining: the additional years might make them more articulate. So they'll come up with all kinds of colorful ways to curse us for inflicting more mind-murdering "education" on them.
Few of us remember our Science lessons. Everybody remembers Mara Clara. Therefore, resurrect the character and have her teach Science.
Anyone who isn’t a communist college professor hippie can tell you that central planning doesn’t work. To the extent that the government shackles a market, quality plummets and prices skyrocket. Inversely, when a market is left free, you get more options at different price points, faster innovation, and better safety measures.
In the wild world of the wide web, Manny Pacquiao has been getting a lot of criticism because of his grammar (slow news day indeed.)
About internet verbal abuse: if you've been using the internet for more than five minutes, you'd know that this sort of smallpenislike behavior happens all the time, and you eventually just learn to tune out the yapping and screeching of the angry little chimpanzees.
So President Aquino bought a Porsche, and this made you angry. When you saw the news on TV, maybe your blood pressure spiked, or maybe you squirted hot coffee out of your nose as you read about it in the paper, you were so raging furious.
And why shouldn’t you? After all, it’s your coffee, your nose, your life.
So you go, “Ok, we agree on nose-squirting. But what about the poverty? The suffering? Surely, in these lean times, the decision to buy a luxury car can only be made in poor taste, yes?”