The Philippines is a Catholic nation. Make it official.
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Many nations these days are trying to figure out who they are. Oddly, the Philippines knows, but won’t say so. The Philippines is a Catholic nation. Through and through. You know it every time you climb into a cab and the driver says his quick prayer before taking off. … Continue reading
VP Inday Sara and Carl Jung (and the Collective Unconscious in the Philippines)
Analysis and opinion By Lance Corporal X Disclaimer: I’ve only watched a bunch of youtube videos on Carl Jung and his depth psychology, so if you’re experiencing psychosis or mental breakdown call 911 and don’t read any further. This is just my interpretation of Carl Jung’s idea, applied to Philippine politics going towards the 2028 … Continue reading
Are Pinks for real?
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America. In a draft of this article, I had penciled in the title “Are Pinks lazy or incompetent?” Well, that’s stupid enough. Pinks are neither lazy nor incompetent. They are the opposite. My question overlaid an unfair and inaccurate premise that Pinks had any charter before them other than to … Continue reading
Maritime Policing in the Philippines with CAP Marines (International Affairs and Civil Affairs combined, with some PSYOPS too)
Analysis and Opinion By Lance Corporal X That’s Private Robert E. Lee Witt taking a dip in the waters of Melanesia during WWII. That character reminds me of Jim Caviezel’s two other film roles as Catch in Angel Eyes and Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Both renovative and redeemed. That is also how I … Continue reading
Is Makabayan a lost cause?
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Let’s establish the issue here. I’ve proposed that the strongest political force for a richer, developing Philippines would be a joining of center-left (Akbayan) and liberal political groups (Yellows and Pinks) in a coalition that has the maturity not to demand things 100% their way. We talked about Makabayan, … Continue reading




