Dick Malay: The Rebel Finds Love, Part 2

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on November 10, 2017 · 247 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva Second of Two Parts After living for ten years in China (1971-1981), Dick, battle-scarred for tilling soil, his family and comrades limped towards the Netherlands, China not being the land of promise for them anymore. Utrecht was to be the second global front of the Left’s struggle against the Marcos dictatorship. … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

A government of convenience

Posted by JoeAm on November 8, 2017 · 174 Comments 

By Joe America The open discussion during my holiday was wide-ranging and deep. I’d like to take an observation made there by Irineo B. R. Salazar and put it into play. I had made a comment about the Duterte Administration’s strategy in dealing with Japan and China and he remarked that there is no strategy. … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

China’s intrusion into Philippine affairs: a brewing disaster

Posted by JoeAm on October 13, 2017 · 181 Comments 

By Joe America There is an area of writing between factual news and unfettered opinion that is called ‘analysis”. Sometimes analysis is fact-based and verifiable and sometimes it is mostly speculation. This analysis tilts toward speculative and the reader is free to judge if it has merit or not. I think that China is pushing … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

Drug war deaths can fill up the Big Dome

Posted by JoeAm on August 30, 2017 · 65 Comments 

By Andrew Lim Picture the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The Dome – site of so many conventions, concerts, games. We’ve all seen it or been there. It has a seating capacity of 16,035 of which 13,581 are permanent. It can be reconfigured to fit various events- basketball, boxing, ice shows, even cockfighting. … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Anatomy of a dust-up

Posted by JoeAm on August 25, 2017 · 125 Comments 

By Joe America Reasons readers get angry The social media debate is a hostile debate, in the main. Here are reasons why this is so: Readers confuse opinions with facts and try to argue against them. This invariably leads to ad hominem insults because opinions don’t change much. They are opinions. Readers don’t respect those … Continue reading →

Category China, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Philippine Government