“Calling Harry Roque . . . Is Harry Roque in the Building?”

Posted by JoeAm on February 21, 2014 · 60 Comments 

I didn’t quite know where I was going with this article until Society follower brianitus offered up the following profound quote: “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral … Continue reading →

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

The Filipino Dream: Waking from the Colonial Nightmare into A Genuine Reality

Posted by JoeAm on February 17, 2014 · 75 Comments 

by Dee Meyer “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” ~ Yogi Berra, American Athlete Most Filipinos know the words to the song, “Impossible Dream.”  It is heard at graduation, wedding, birthday, baptism, and confirmation parties.  Often belted out by ladies and gentlemen at … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics

Haiyan by Philippe Lopez

Posted by JoeAm on February 15, 2014 · 6 Comments 

This blog has well more than 1,000 words. Background information on the photo and photographer here: Rappler

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Religion

Senator Angara and His “Nationalize American Jocks” Legislation

Posted by JoeAm on February 14, 2014 · 30 Comments 

If I seem short of patience, it is because of an overdose of despicable creatures from China to the Senate chambers to the Department of Immigration. I have dropped Senator Angara from my list of presidential contenders. He comes up short of the essential standard that the Philippines be run by people who are intensely … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

When the Philippines Plays, the Nation Burns

Posted by JoeAm on February 5, 2014 · 15 Comments 

Nero fiddled as Rome burned. Filipinos are dancing and singing – and arguing – as the nation muddles forward . . . divided and wasting $billions. It struck me as a lightning bolt the other day how superficiality leads to the argument and divisiveness that we see everywhere in the Philippines, from the barangay election … Continue reading →

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