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JoeAmRebuttal to Peter Wallace column on Government contracts
Columnist Peter Wallace wrote a series of five daily articles starting on December 24, 2015, dealing primarily with troubledĀ major contracts and other woes he attaches to the Aquino Administration. The articles ran on the front page of the Inquirer, a rather significant placement for an opinion columnist, five days in succession. It was a very … Continue reading
The Manila conundrum
coĀ·nunĀ·drum, noun, (1)Ā a confusing and difficult problem or question, (2)Ā a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle. It is a conundrum why residents of the greater Manila region would prefer a presidential candidate who, according to testimony presented in the Senate, is corrupt. The evidence presented in the … Continue reading
Fireworks for the New Year
It is always good to start the new year with a bang, as Manila knows so well. Manila can do fireworks. So let’s put some important issues on the table, cerebral fireworks. Mind benders. To get the discussion rolling, we should look at some issues that we may not yet have found consensus on or, … Continue reading
Christmas Love
Itās Christmas in our family. Our two older daughters have arrived from one of the world’s most livable cities for the holidays. They live and work abroad. Our family of sixānot counting four dogsāis whole again. We celebrate Christmas like itās the only game in town, more so now, when my wife and I preside … Continue reading
“The confidence of the dumb”
There is a scale of intelligence upon which one person is smarter than another, and there is a scale of knowledge upon which one person knows more than another, and there is a scale of ego upon which one person exhibits more confidence or hubris than another, and there is a scale of forthrightness, the … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 