Race to the bottom: the United States vs the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 24, 2018 · 101 Comments 

  By Joe America People point again and again to the parallels between the presidents of the United States and Philippines. Overbearing autocrats, womanizers, rude language, abrupt knee jerk decisions, unable to bear criticism or media reports they don’t like. Lashing out at critics. “Destabilization plot!” Lies, insults, and inconsistencies. Concocting enemies out of thin … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

Closing down Rappler – Opening up Pandora’s box

Posted by chemrock on January 22, 2018 · 78 Comments 

By Chemrock The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered the closure of Rappler, a private limited corporation running an online news platform, on grounds that it breached the no-foreign ownership rules for media. Early news pointed to SEC’s decision being predicated on some Philippines Depository Receipts (PDR) issued by Rappler to foreign investors, thus subjecting the company … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Uncategorized

Zombies! Filipino zombies!

Posted by JoeAm on January 19, 2018 · 171 Comments 

By Joe America What do we know at this point? We know the Duterte Administration has skillfully applied the power of greed, ambition, and privilege to diminish Filipino democratic ideals, civility, and sovereignty. He is halfway to dictatorship and a new form of governance in which the ordering of privilege matters more than fairness or … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

“Wake up, Philippines”֫—Jozy

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on January 8, 2018 · 206 Comments 

by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Human Rights Commissioner Chito Gascon and she belong to the same generation in the University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action (UPSCA) when they were students. She’s the first female student to be accepted into a difficult quota course for her undergrad; finished academic units for a master’s degree at the … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

Give me liberty, or give me death!

Posted by chemrock on January 5, 2018 · 185 Comments 

By chemrock There is no use pretending anymore. Democracy in the Philippines is as dead as the dodo bird. For quite a spell, democracy has been like Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall with his huge head threatening to flip over. In my previous comments in this blog, I held the view that Democracy rested … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics