Now seeking applications for the President of the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on March 27, 2016 · 140 Comments 

Corporations that are sophisticated in their Human Resources management write job descriptions for every position, from lowest clerk to highest manager. These job descriptions can be simple or complex. A sophisticated one might include: Responsibilities Education Requirements Training, Skills, Knowledge and/or Experience Authority (Decision Making/Authority) Supervisory Responsibility Interfaces Working Conditions Impacts of Errors This information can be matched … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Accidental Nation

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 24, 2016 · 116 Comments 

w (A conversation with my conscience.) by Wilfredo G. Villanueva “Your country has many contradictions,” my conscience told me. “One part is rich, the other poor. One is educated, the other not. One is holy, the other is hypocritical. One is patriotic, the other self-destructive, almost seditious in its ways. It’s the season to look … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Philippine Politics, Religion

Two reasons the Philippine National Election may go south

Posted by JoeAm on March 20, 2016 · 377 Comments 

Second in a series. The first article: “The two ‘me classes’ that undermine the Philippine nation“ Fine print: The audience for this piece is foreigners. However, if you are a Filipino citizen, you are free to read as long as you accept full responsibility for any ideas that arise from within your own cranium. In other words, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

The two “me classes” that undermine the Philippine nation

Posted by JoeAm on March 17, 2016 · 147 Comments 

Fine print: The audience for this piece is foreigners. However, if you are a Filipino citizen, you are free to read as long as you accept full responsibility for any ideas that arise from within your own cranium. In other words, don’t blame me if you think thoughts that affect your decision-making with regard to the … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

The World According to Jim Paredes

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 15, 2016 · 226 Comments 

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva It gets you. How come surveys do not indicate intelligent choice? Will we depart from Daang Matuwid just when Bloomberg has called our country the strong man of Asia? Will we lose democratic space because voters seem to prefer a would-be despot, or our growth upended by a new dynastic … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Entertainment, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Politics