Davao Economic Forum

Posted by JoeAm on June 20, 2016 · 96 Comments 

I post the following information here because it is such a relief to see constructive ideas coming out attached to the incoming Duterte Administration. There has been too much posturing and emotionalism, too many wild and irresponsible statements . . . from a lot of people. The PH ought not do a National Trump, I … Continue reading →

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The rage of the bound

Posted by JoeAm on June 19, 2016 · 141 Comments 

Understanding President Duterte #4: I was reading a review of a recently published book about the life of US President Abraham Lincoln (“New Bio Delivers a Full-Length Lincoln”; The Daily Beast). Lincoln is one of the most highly regarded presidents in US history, for his rise from poverty to his eloquence in office to his … Continue reading →

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President-Elect Duterte and Don Quixote

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on June 16, 2016 · 199 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva For President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte Dear Sir: For now we are still equals, or you are not hard-to-reach anyway, because you haven’t assumed, so please indulge me. Don Quixote is mankind’s best novel, written by Miguel de Cervantes. It speaks of a world (Spain) that was in transition. Chivalry was about … Continue reading →

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Understanding President Duterte #3: The President’s Internet Army

Posted by JoeAm on June 14, 2016 · 211 Comments 

By way of clarification, I am putting forth this series of articles on “Understanding President Duterte” NOT because I do understand him. But I am trying to. I’m trying to grasp all the intricacies of his methods. “I seek neither to praise nor bury Caesar, but to understand him.” Hopefully, readers will add their own … Continue reading →

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Cause without a rebel

Posted by JoeAm on June 12, 2016 · 154 Comments 

This blog recounts some thinking I’ve been doing lately, about the blog. As I explained in a previous article, my official position is to support President Elect Duterte. This position is not much different than that of the outgoing administration or that expressed by Vice President Elect Leni Robredo when she said: “For my part, … Continue reading →

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