Questions that ought to be asked of Presidential contender Binay

Posted by JoeAm on June 18, 2014 · 30 Comments 

I’ve been disturbed by some of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s activities the past year or two. His cabinet duty is head of the National Housing Authority, so he has important things to do. But he seems to want to insert himself in other activities, almost as a “counter-balancing” president. It seems that he is working as … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

How to deal with Global Goons, subtitled “Sticking it to China”

Posted by JoeAm on June 6, 2014 · 21 Comments 

We can identify some very distinct “Global Goons”, eh? The U.S. is one given its rampaging tendency toward spying on everyone. Russia is another, embarking on a thuggish adventurism in the Ukraine. China for sure is one, claiming seas that belong distinctly and fairly to other nations. Those are the major goons, I suppose. Maybe we … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense

To whom Mr. Obama was talking; what he said

Posted by JoeAm on April 29, 2014 · 44 Comments 

I sense a need to do a little translation here, especially for those who wanted Mr.Obama to be more warlike in his remarks, you know, firmer in committing America to engage in shooting to remove the Chinese from Filipino seas. First, let us consider to whom Mr. Obama spoke. The three audiences: Americans, who are … Continue reading →

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

Pew Global Attitudes

Posted by JoeAm on April 24, 2014 · 25 Comments 

This brief commentary is submitted for the benefit of those obstinate people who believe Mr. Aquino is not doing good things for the nation. The negativists argue anecdotally about his friend Puno or his DAP or anything they can get to the table that can be spun in a critical direction. Then they project that concocted complaint as … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

Proposed Bilateral Agreement between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea

Posted by JoeAm on April 23, 2014 · 53 Comments 

Thanks to Society of Honor contributor Micha for inspiring this blog. Micha characterized players in the Israeli/Palestinian dispute, shepherded along by the U.S., as “immature”. Well, he was more elaborate and powerful in his description: ” . . . an immature mankind, polarized and in perpetual war with itself over a minutiae piece of land … Continue reading →

Category China, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans