That nasty (former) UP professor, Harry Roque . . .

Posted by JoeAm on October 12, 2015 · 140 Comments 

Harry Roque, until today, taught law at the University of the Philippines, Diliman campus. He referred to himself as a “professor” rather than an “attorney”. Today he is resigning, very likely to pursue a seat in the House of Representatives. I’m inclined to think that Mr. Roque views the field of law as a utility, a device, a … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics

Return the ill-gotten wealth first, Bongbong (#SaanGalingAngPeraMo)

Posted by JoeAm on October 10, 2015 · 381 Comments 

w by Andrew Lim With Bongbong Marcos running for Vice-President in 2016 sans standard bearer and party nomination, one easily sees it as a tactical move, one that sets a higher future objective: becoming President of the Republic. It is a test, now or never, and would be the Marcos family’s last chance since Bongbong’s siblings are not … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

The Inquirer bottom fishes for circulation

Posted by JoeAm on October 10, 2015 · 52 Comments 

Bottom fishing is when you drag the net across the seabed to scrape up any living creature unfortunate enough to be there. It scrapes up sea snakes, squid, crabs, blowfish, baby fish that will never become meat, and used condoms. It is banned in most locations, but that never stopped the scurrilous from using the … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, USA/Americans

President Quezon’s 1939 “Code of Citizenship and Ethics”, and the Philippines today

Posted by JoeAm on October 6, 2015 · 226 Comments 

I suppose one approaches a pinnacle of presumptuousness when one decides to edit a Philippine president’s earnest works. Such are the demands on bloggers today, forever impelled to re-interpret the world to try to find a path less burdened, or more attuned to modern times. Yet, I somehow think that Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon would have … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Heneral Luna, The Other Side of AlDub

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 4, 2015 · 299 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva It’s been bugging me. I cannot write about AlDub and diss or ignore Heneral Luna the movie. Both have a fans base, although AlDub takes the cake in Twitter and Facebook. But the groundswell, the aftertaste of Heneral Luna has taken everyone by surprise, just as AlDub has. And so … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children