How the left lost me, and how I lost respect for Gabriela

Posted by JoeAm on March 5, 2015 · 145 Comments 

By Ezekiel de Jesus (Mami Kawada Lover) The radical left and I actually go way back. But to understand my past and present feelings for the radical left, I need to give some background. The Arroyo administration I remember the days of the Arroyo administration. At the time, I was pro-Arroyo. I was aware of … Continue reading →

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The Mamasapano hearings as a launch pad to the presidency

Posted by JoeAm on March 3, 2015 · 279 Comments 

It seems to me that the future president of the Philippines may have been in the hearing room during all or parts of the Senate’s five public Mamasapano hearings. I put Vice President Binay to the side because if the Philippines elects him, it is one gloriously uninformed and irresponsible nation. Let’s just consider him to … Continue reading →

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The Philippines’ myth of sovereignty

Posted by josephivo on March 1, 2015 · 272 Comments 

by josephivo I was so fortunate to have had a very motivating history teacher in the last years of high school. Sovereignty was one of his favorite subjects. Luckily there is Wikipedia and Peter Watson’s book “Ideas” to refresh some events and concepts. Sovereignty might have a precise definition in international legislation, but the meaning changed over … Continue reading →

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The real Mar Roxas: a kind, intelligent, earnest man

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2015 · 442 Comments 

We have been snookered by the tabloids once again. The sensationalist rags have relentlessly portrayed Mar Roxas as a goof, a man directing traffic in the rain or hauling bags of rice for the camera or doing a nose dive into the mud from a motorbike. A man totally out of the loop on the … Continue reading →

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When will the Philippines reach a Tipping Point?

Posted by JoeAm on February 26, 2015 · 196 Comments 

  by PinoyInEurope A lot of things have been happening in the Philippines recently. Even more, a lot of Filipinos in the country abroad, as well as foreigners interested in the country, have been adding to a groundswell of discussion on the Internet. What is interesting is that in spite of a lot of negativity … Continue reading →

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