Do you make decisions according to surveys? Should the President?

Posted by JoeAm on May 26, 2015 · 155 Comments 

The Pulse Asia  web site provides public survey readings of Philippine governance, elections and social issues. The most current studies are listed on the organization’s home page. Information on Mamasapano and the BBL can be found there, along with government performance and candidate comparisons. Lets think about these resources and how they might be applied. I spent my younger working … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Eureka! I have found it! Why the Philippines is this way!

Posted by JoeAm on May 24, 2015 · 156 Comments 

It is right there in plain sight, for all of us to see. For the smartest minds of the Philippines to read and gloss over without even thinking about what it means. Consider all that we’ve talked about here over the years. What are the main drags on Philippine success? The culture of impunity that routes … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion

A Filipino ACLU and lawyering in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 21, 2015 · 304 Comments 

  by Lance Corporal X Part I: The forces against justice Around the time I was in the Philippines, the Mamasapano fiasco was then Dinagat. Or more precisely Cebu, since the murders, shoot-outs had already happened, PNP and AFP working together captured their man. I’ll let you dig into the Ecleo story if you wish (“22 … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

The Binays and the shame of the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 19, 2015 · 184 Comments 

When surfers sit on their boards peering seaward, they are looking for a wave that works, that crests big and in the right place and at the right time. A wave is now rising in the Philippines and we must watch to see if it is the one so many of us have been looking … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Open Discussion: “Our Philippines”

Posted by JoeAm on April 27, 2015 · 1,012 Comments 

Let me drop this blog off as the starting point to an open discussion forum for those wishing to partake of their usual dose of Society wit and wisdom from now through the first two weeks of May. I’ll be traveling with my family and don’t expect to stop by. Now, you can pick any topic … Continue reading →

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