AFP: Running dogs of the Chinese master?

Posted by JoeAm on May 29, 2017 · 126 Comments 

By Joe America President Duterte is a man of action, a risk taker, a gambler, a man who sets aside civility, laws, and tradition to uproot convention. He encourages . . . nay, demands . . . that we take up the Eastern mindset and set aside the Western. In the Eastern mindset, laws are … Continue reading →

Filed under China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Ten Good Things About Our Country (or What We Stand to Lose)

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on May 25, 2017 · 64 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva A friend said he had stopped reading his Facebook feeds. “Why?” I asked. “They’re negative.” And so we have come to this: that what was once a prosperous or at least a forward-looking country is down in the dumps. My personal experience is evidence of the truth behind my friend’s observation. … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Religion

Open Discussion #7: Accepting nominations for the barons of a mature democratic Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 22, 2017 · 183 Comments 

I suspect many of us are tired of the nonsense infesting Philippine (and American) governance. The abuses of civility,  childish fights, and overweening ego-arrogance are just too much. It is the kind of thing we had to deal with as pubescent teens facing off against kids out to prove something, when they were not old … Continue reading →

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Open Discussion #6: Knowledge is relative, but acts are exact

Posted by JoeAm on May 17, 2017 · 153 Comments 

Einstein theorized that space and time are relative and it seems to me that knowledge is the same. Yet we act with absolute confidence that what we think is what is real. It isn’t. Knowledge says we are better with earnest, civil leaders, but we elect people who for sure do not represent the best … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Drug War deaths – the insult after the injury

Posted by chemrock on May 14, 2017 · 91 Comments 

By Chemrock Media says bodies from the drug war in Philippines are piling up in funeral parlours and if anyone say this is fake news, this photo tells a thousand stories. It’s from a UK media. Someone should tell Senator Cayetano that foreign media has all along been present in Philippines, there is no need … Continue reading →

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