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JoeAmThe Middle Class Megaphone
We read often about the promise a more robust economic middle class brings to the Philippines. As the economy expands and more professional and managerial jobs come on-stream, we are seeing the emergence of a different style of worker, more traditional in the western sense, relying upon skills and productivity to command a decent salary. … Continue reading
When the Philippines Plays, the Nation Burns
Nero fiddled as Rome burned. Filipinos are dancing and singing – and arguing – as the nation muddles forward . . . divided and wasting $billions. It struck me as a lightning bolt the other day how superficiality leads to the argument and divisiveness that we see everywhere in the Philippines, from the barangay election … Continue reading
Two-Cow Thinking
During a recent trip through the mountains of Northern Leyte, I drove past some cows along the side of the road. My son got excited because seeing cows and horses is rather like big game hunting to him. Normally all that is there are dogs or kids or an occasional adult slogging along under this … Continue reading
Believing in the Philippines
What do YOU want for the Philippines? I read a lot of commentary hereabouts, blogs and comment threads, investigative articles, opinion columns, and news reports shaded with a point of view. There is a strong current of anger to a lot of it, of cynical mistrust of Philippine leaders, of exasperation with Philippine society, and … Continue reading
Blog Fatigue
JoeAm has been blogging for three and a half years now. This is his 625th blog. Hundreds of thousands of words, some good ideas, and a lot of silt over the Philippine dam of opinion mongering. (Brief Digression. Is an American living in the Philippines an “Am-Phil”?) Trends are noticeable. There are readers of blogs, … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 