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 →

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

The kind of dialogue that promotes unity

Posted by JoeAm on May 15, 2016 · 192 Comments 

We hear a lot of talk about unity, but then the person doing the talking turns around and makes a decision or pronouncement that is sure to divide? Why is that? A part of the problem is that the speaker . . . a politician or government official or pundit . . . does not … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government

The rise of a Filipino rock star: the story the Philippine media missed

Posted by JoeAm on March 31, 2016 · 181 Comments 

I’m following the lead of Brian Poe today, advocating on behalf of my family, in this case my Filipino citizen son who loves Mar Roxas and detests VP Binay and Mayor Duterte and is not all that fond of Brian’s mother, either. My son feels badly for Senator Santiago even though he doesn’t get her jokes. Junior is only in … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

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 →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Philippine Politics, Religion, USA/Americans

VP Binay is a rotten onion

Posted by JoeAm on March 2, 2016 · 96 Comments 

Please allow me to speak with a little pith and vinegar. I believe a fundamental freedom is being threatened and Philippine mainstream media seem to have turned their heads. Well, they are members of the entitled class, after all. They don’t work to take care of the Philippines. They serve their master$. Of course we know that … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Humor/Satire, Laws and Ethics