The two “me classes” that undermine the Philippine nation

Posted by JoeAm on March 17, 2016 · 147 Comments 

Fine print: The audience for this piece is foreigners. However, if you are a Filipino citizen, you are free to read as long asĀ you accept full responsibility for any ideas that arise from within your own cranium. In other words, don’t blame me if you think thoughts that affect your decision-making with regard to the … Continue reading →

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The World According to Jim Paredes

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 15, 2016 · 226 Comments 

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva It gets you. How come surveys do not indicate intelligent choice? Will we depart from Daang Matuwid just when Bloomberg has called our country the strong man of Asia? Will we lose democratic space because voters seem to prefer a would-be despot, or our growth upended by a new dynastic … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to AlDub Nation

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 13, 2016 · 222 Comments 

Dear AlDub Nation,   We’ve been wanting to write you a letter but have been hesitant in doing so. You might laugh us off the planet, saying that we areĀ presumido because how can we connect you as fans of Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards, the three lolas and the whole Eat Bulaga dabarkads, to what … Continue reading →

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Why the melancholy?

Posted by JoeAm on March 10, 2016 · 237 Comments 

w By Andrew Lim Preserving the gains of the EDSA 86 revolution and the Aquino administration Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we … Continue reading →

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Making pesos and sense of land in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on March 8, 2016 · 150 Comments 

The Project A prior blog put forth the idea of getting rid of the current land use and titling laws and replacing them with new laws properly attuned to the digital age. TheĀ idea is to free up the economicĀ value of land that is properly zoned and titled: Make land easy to buy and sell Get … Continue reading →

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