Location: Adam’s Seriously Good Ice Cream Parlor 7th floor unit 7a, 5022 P. Burgos corner Kalayaan
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm

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Topics:
- Post-election discussions
- 2016 predictions
- Who’s to blame for Binay?
- Gratuitous nudity in Star Trek
- Grindr and Other Horny Social Networks

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
* Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
* You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen.

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Spiritual But Not Religious – One Man’s Journey from Belief to Trust

Is it possible for god and reason to occupy the same space in your mind? Can faith and rationality coexist in harmony? Find out as we listen to the story of Mr. Ernie Abella and have a special dialogue with him. Mr. Abella was the former head pastor of The Jesus Fellowship. He is now a social entrepreneur.

Date: June 1, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30-9:30 PM
Place: Cafe Demitasse, F. Torres St., Davao City

• Newbies are welcome.
• Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
• There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
• Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
• You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen.

Attendance is FREE. We do appreciate if you order food/drinks to help cover the venue costs, but there is no obligation to do so.

Please come early. We start ON TIME.

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Event: Filipino Freethinkers – Katipunan Meetup

Date: Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Location: Amici, 101 Connecticut cor. Missouri Sts., North East Greenhills, Greenhills

Google map: http://bit.ly/ZGblCZ
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Time: 3:30pm – 6:30pm

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For our next meetup, we’re going to do things a little differently! We’ll be setting aside the usual discussion format and doing our very first FF Game Day! From classic party fare like Taboo and Charades, to unusual challenges like the infamous Cards Against Humanity, let’s have a bit of freethinkerly fun this weekend! Get your game face on, and we’ll see you this Saturday!

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
* Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
* You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen

Event: Filipino Freethinkers – Subic Meetup

Location: Terrace Café, Subic International Hotel – Delta Building, Subic Bay Freeport

Date: May 9, 2013

Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Discussion Topics:
The Right Age for Vices
The Science of Lust
Plus other topics

Contact Number:
0928-748-0627

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/383366011778396/

Join FF – Subic on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffreethinkerssubic/

Everyone is welcome, regardless of age, gender, belief/religion, race, and nationality. There is no need to order or buy from the cafe. Just look for the FF sign or that group of sexy, smart people.

Filipino Freethinkers – Subic Chapter is a group of freethinking Filipinos, composed of atheists, agnostics, deists, pantheists, humanists, and progressive theists from the Subic Bay area – Olongapo City, Subic Town, and the surrounding towns of Zambales, Bataan and Pampanga. We are a regional chapter affiliated with Filipino Freethinkers, the largest freethought organization in the Philippines.

Location: Holy Trinity Church, 48 Mckinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati
Google map: http://goo.gl/wCMAl
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm

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Discussion topics
- Boston Bombing
- Islamophobia
- Democracy 2.0
- Terrorism: America’s Fault?
- Raunchy Topic of the Week

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
* Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
* You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen

Topic: I Do…Do You? – Arguments For and Against Marriage Equality
Special Guest: Ms. Ria Danielle Lumapas – Program Coordinator – Go Tugon Foundation

April 27, 2013 (Saturday) 730PM – 930PM
Cafe Demitasse, F. Torres St., Davao City

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
* Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
* You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen.

Attendance is FREE. We do appreciate if you order food/drinks to help cover the venue costs, but there is no obligation to do so.

Please come early. We start ON TIME.

Location: 121 Grille, 2nd flr Allegro Center, Chino Roces Ave, Makati City (Google map)
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Time: 2:30PM – 5:30PM

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Topics:
- Political Dynasties
- Voter & Candidate Eligibility
- Trivia Time! Politics Edition
- Raunchy Topic of the Week

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.

Location: Holy Trinity Church, 48 Mckinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati
Google map: http://goo.gl/wCMAl
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm

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Talk by Ron de Vera
- Human Rights 101

Discussion topics
- Election is coming, who are you voting for?
- Does it matter if a best-selling gay novel was written by a straight author?
- How does sex with someone change after you enter into a committed relationship with them?

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

* Newbies are welcome.
* Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
* There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
* Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
* You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen.

Location: Amici Greenhills (Google map)
Date: Sunday, March 3, 2013
Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm

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Talk by Keisi Cascon
- Gender and Sexual Diversities

Discussion topics
- Emulating people with AI based on their social media updates
- Publicly torturing heinous criminals
- Jesuits and other progressive Catholics

After the meetup we usually go for dinner and drinks somewhere nearby. If you’re not a meetup regular and can’t make it for the meetup but would like to go for the post meetup, please indicate on a post in the wall or comment so we can contact you.

Got questions about the meetup? Contact us at 0927 323 3532

• Newbies are welcome.
• Look for the FF sign (or the group of smart, sexy people).
• There is no required age, religion, philosophy, or IQ level.
• Discussions are informal yet intelligent (most of the time).
• You don’t have to talk; you can just sit in and listen.

Hi folks, we’re changing the venue of Darwin Date! See you all at 121 Grille in Pasong Tamo Extension. The event will still be held on the same date and time as before, on Saturday, Febrary 16 from 2 PM – 6:30 PM

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During Valentine’s season, only the strongest and fittest survive. So, the Filipino Freethinkers have decided to celebrate the Darwinian aspects of love, relationships, and sexy times (and the awesomeness that is Darwin and his famed theory of evolution) in the very first Darwin Date!

Join us for four cool talks and a very special sexual selection dating game, where you can find the kind of lover you’ve evolved to be perfect for! Are you ready to adapt to our awesomeness? It’s absolutely free, and absolutely anyone can come–no matter your relationship status, or how evolved you are as a living thing! See you on the 16th, sexy beasts!

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/264120553721999/

Many of you have said you’d like to help Carlos in his case — he’s been found guilty of offending religious feelings. On the legal side, he has decided to appeal the case instead of bargaining for probation, essentially telling all of us that, no, he’s not guilty, and he’ll fight this all the way to the Supreme Court if he has to.

But in terms of taking to the streets, we — fellow advocates and supporters of Carlos — are still discussing the most strategic course of action in terms of being as brave and effective as Carlos was while not jeopardizing his case. Rest assured that we will go to the streets (or even inside certain buildings) when the time is right, and we’ll let everyone know when we’re ready.

For now, we can support Carlos not by fighting but by celebrating. He’s hosting a La Solidaridady Walk to celebrate Rizal’s fight for freedom this Sunday (February 10) at 4pm. He’s already posted details of the event on his site:

Wanna walk with me in Luneta Park on February 10, at 4pm. Meet me under the trees at the Agrifina Circle in front of the steps of the National Museum of the Filipino People. and let’s make pasyal to celebrate Jose Rizal’s FIGHT for Freedom.

Let’s dress up as our favorite Rizalian era characters or whatever you cosplay character you wish, and let’s look at old photos of Luneta online on our iPhones and Androids, and capture this day on instagram, twitter, tumblr or facebook and FREELY upload it online so the world can see the awesome new renovations of our national park. We’ll hashtag #rizalpark #freedom #luneta

We’ll check out the new dancing fountain, the larger than life Philippine Map, the newly renovated gardens, and photograph ourselves in a “DAMASO” Rizal Derby Hat inside our Damaso Photobooth at Art Park!

We’ll cap the walk with a visit to the site where Jose Rizal was shot back in 1896. Of course, we’ll stop and have street food along the way.

Oh and this tour is FREE. YES. As in FREE. It’s my way of supporting the Rizal Park’s efforts in revitalizing Manila’s premier public space and supporting Rizal’s fight for FREEDOM. Mabuhay and Kalayaan!

Visit The National Museum and see the Spolarium before the walk to complete your Manila day. )

Text 09209092021 or email celdrantours@hotmail.com to confirm.
Oh. And dogs are welcome to tour. Dogs in costumes even more.

Many have already shown interest in going, so not only will you be there to support Carlos, you’ll meet the allies you’ll be marching with when the time comes. And if there’s a fun (and free!) way to start preparing for that inevitable day, this solidarity walk is it.

Updated on 5 February, 2013, 6:32PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5 February 2013, MANILA – On the official website of the Philippine Department of Education, the following Vision is listed:

The DepEd Vision

By 2030, DepEd is globally recognized for good governance and for developing functionally-literate [sic] and God-loving Filipinos.

The following listing of Core Values can also be found:

Core Values

• Culture of Excellence, Integrity and Accountability
• Maka-Diyos
• Makatao
• Makabayan
• Makalikasan [sic]

Screenshot of the said webpage

Filipino Freethinkers denounces these mentions of “God-loving” and “Maka-Diyos” as they are clear violations of the principle of secularism. They enshrine theism as a preferred belief system and imply that those who do not subscribe to belief in a deity are at best second-class citizens who have flawed or incomplete values.

We therefore call on the Department of Education to remove these or replace them with secular counterparts.

We are fully aware though that our government has long been negligent in honoring the separation clause. Similar mentions of god in our currency have been present for a long time (“Faith in our people and faith in God” on the 500-Peso bill and “PINAGPALA ANG BAYAN NA ANG DIYOS ANG PANGINOON” on the 100-Peso bill) and these are also violations of the separation of church and state. Unfortunately, our previous calls for the removal of these clauses seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

Our constitution clearly states that “the separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.” With this, we strongly urge the Department of Education to act on this matter through the omission or replacement of the said clauses with more universal values that apply to both theists and non-theists alike.

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Contact:
Pepe Bawagan, Secularism Advocacy Director
Filipino Freethinkers
09273437441
pepe@filipinofreethinkers.org

Update: The Department of Education has replied via twitter that this is an old vision statement that they have reviewed and that a new vision statement will be released in the coming weeks. We look forward to having a more inclusive vision statement from the DepEd.

@ffreethinkers @rapplerdotcom @news5aksyon @gmanews As mentioned earlier this is an old vision statement. We have conducted a review and…

— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) February 5, 2013

@ffreethinkers @rapplerdotcom @news5aksyon @gmanews …our new vision statement will be released in the coming weeks. Thank you.

— DepEd (@DepEd_PH) February 5, 2013