How to run a proper blog in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on September 4, 2015 · 193 Comments 

A group of journalists and bloggers has been hosting annual blogging awards in the Philippines for some time now. The call for nominations for 2015 awards has just gone out, and all the information in the world about the awards and nominating process can be found at: bloggys.ph For me, only one line is pertinent: Not … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts

Bakit pare-pareho ang tono nina BINAY, POE, ESCUDERO at MARCOS

Posted by JoeAm on September 2, 2015 · 98 Comments 

translation by Don Caparros Napansin nyo ba na sina VP Binay at ang mga senador na sina Poe, Escudero at Marcos ay pare-pareho ang sinasabi? Nangangampanyang opisyal man o hindi, ang ginagawa lamang nila ay walang humpay na panunuligsa. Ano ang kanilang target? BBL DOJ, MRT, Kakulangan ng Inprastraktura, kahirapan . . .  lahat ng … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Why Binay, Poe, Escudero and Marcos all sound alike

Posted by JoeAm on September 1, 2015 · 303 Comments 

Have you noticed that Vice President Binay and Senators Poe, Escudero and Marcos all sound alike? They are running campaigns, whether recognized officially or not. And they criticize. Relentlessly. Targets? BBL, DOJ, MRT, infrastructure, poverty . . . every popularly identified shortcoming of the Philippines or the Aquino Administration. Criticism is their platform. It is their … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Iglesia ni Cristo: Marcos babies goose-stepping to the front of the line

Posted by JoeAm on August 31, 2015 · 184 Comments 

Announcement: At about the time of publication of this blog, the Iglesia ni Cristo leadership called off their protest to state they are “in agreement with the government”. I am personally very thankful that reason prevailed. I will leave the blog in place, as I wrote it, published it, and it may have some useful … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

“Hey university students: I’m calling you out! You’re not doing your job to take care of the Philippines!”

Posted by JoeAm on August 26, 2015 · 260 Comments 

As an outsider, I have no place to make demands here. If I were a properly papered insider, a citizen, I could righteously try to shake some social fruit from the Philippine cultural trees. And, to be frank, I get mighty upset with student apathy and negligence in the Philippines, the negligence being that young people, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government