Oh, dear heart Sharon, after all these mega decades, you still leave us breathless each time you step into that concert stage. Yes, you, Sharon Corrs. And your siblings.
How appropriate that your show came just days before the other Sharon concert which capitalizes on faux nostalgia, imagined fandom loyalty and D.J. music. Some so-called concert queens could definitely learn a thing or two from you.
We’ll keep welcoming you back, maybe even book a P25K VIP ticket which would be all worth it!
Ah, the Philippines, a nation with a fervent passion for beauty pageants that rivals the intensity of a thousand suns.
It’s remarkable how, year after year, they manage to convince themselves that the universe owes them crowns and titles. The over-expectation on their candidates to international beauty pageants is a spectacle in itself, as if the judges should bow down and declare a Filipino queen regardless of the competition’s actual rules and standards.
It’s almost comical how they scrutinize every judge’s decision, demanding that their countrywomen be showered with tiaras and sashes. Can’t we just let the experts do their job? Pageants are not a birthright, and success is determined by merit, not by national entitlement.
And speaking of entitlement, the recent suggestion by no less than Rappler to pull out from Miss Grand International because Nikki didn’t place is just ludicrous. No Filipina has ever won the crown, but does that mean the Philippines should stomp off in a huff? Perhaps it’s time to take a step back and reevaluate the real importance of these pageants in the grand scheme of things.
Beauty pageants are fun and entertaining, but they shouldn’t define a nation’s worth or dictate its self-esteem. Let’s leave the speculation to the experts and the decisions to the judges, and maybe, just maybe, enjoy the pageants for what they truly are—glitzy, glamorous shows that offer a temporary escape from the daily grind.
And what do you know, as we speak, Inquirer has already decided that our representative to the 2023 Miss International will place, if not win the crown! On what basis?
The Philippine Supreme Court has wowed the nation by dismissing the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s audacious petition challenging the legality of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s memorandum which placed a gag order on his cabinet when called to the Senate chamber.
This groundbreaking memorandum essentially said, “You can’t sit with us,” to members of the executive department when it came to discussing the government’s procurement of Covid-19 supplies.
It appears that the Supreme Court has executed a perfect pirouette on the thin tightrope of constitutional interpretation. On one hand, they championed the principle of the separation of powers, arguing that the executive branch should be free to twirl around in its own corner without being disturbed by those pesky senators and their questions. After all, why should anyone be bothered by checks and balances?
It’s almost as if they believe that the Constitution is a high-stakes game of tug-of-war, where each branch of government competes to see who can hold the rope of power the tightest.
Bravo, Supreme Court! Your performance has left us all in awe, wondering just how much contortionism can be squeezed into a single legal decision.
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