Monthly Archives: October 2023

Media, Politics, Social Media

The Great Filipino Meltdown

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Move over COVID, there’s a new contagion in town, and it’s spreading faster than a wildfire in a fireworks factory! It’s called “meltdown,” and the Philippines is its ground zero. Everyone’s jumping on the meltdown bandwagon, from bloggers to the media, entertainment personalities, and politicians – even a former president can’t resist the temptation to throw a good old-fashioned tantrum!

But what exactly is a meltdown, you ask? It’s a unique Filipino phenomenon where people lose their cool over the most trivial matters. Whether it’s a misplaced hairpin or a typo in a tweet, a meltdown is sure to follow. It’s like a national sport, with contestants vying for gold in the histrionic Olympics.

While it’s doubtful that this meltdown will turn into a global pandemic, it’s a grave concern for the Philippines. Could we go down in history as the original source of this melodramatic illness? Only time will tell, but in the meantime, stay tuned for the next episode of “The Great Filipino Meltdown!”

Media

Third Runner-up Means Fourth Place

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Ah, The Manila Times, the oldest of them broadsheets, headlined another booboo when it declared Philippine representative Nicole Borromeo third placer in the recently-concluded Miss International Beauty Pageant.

You see, if you win first place in a competition, you win the gold medal, the grand trophy, or in this case, the crown.

Borromeo was named 3rd runner-up, so for all intents and purposes, she ended up in fourth place.

The second runner-up was third. The first runner-up was second. The winner of the title crown, Miss Venezuela, was in first place. That wasn’t too hard, was it, MT?

Beauty, International

Miss International Or Miss South America?

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The recently-concluded Miss International Beauty Pageant left viewers scratching their heads and wondering if they accidentally tuned into the wrong show. 

With Miss Philippines making it to the top 5, one couldn’t help but question if they had stumbled into the Miss South America Pageant instead. Perhaps the organizers had secretly decided to hold a crossover event, mixing up their contestants like a deck of cards.

Miss Philippines, a beautiful and talented woman, is undeniably impressive, but her presence in the top 5 does raises some curious eyebrows. Is it the long-lost Latino heritage of the Philippines that the judges suddenly discovered? Or maybe it was her secret salsa dancing skills? 

The international beauty pageant world has a penchant for surprises, and this one certainly had us all reevaluating our geography textbooks.

In the end, we can only hope that next year, the pageant organizers remember to stick to the world map when choosing their top 5 winners. Until then, we’ll just have to keep our atlases close and our sense of humor even closer.