The hole in the Philippine psyche

Posted by JoeAm on September 6, 2020 · Leave a Comment 

Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is a damaged culture according to some, and a failed state, looking around. It’s leaders hunt down citizens rather than lift them up. Their response to a global health crisis was to do nothing for four months and then scramble around blaming the citizens. Their position in opposition to … Continue reading →

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

Letting go of the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on August 15, 2020 · 192 Comments 

Opinion By Joe America When you are young, you tend to wonder about the future. When you are old, you tend to look back at the past. Along the way, you slot into life as it is presented, the ‘now’ being what it is. Most of our angers and anxieties arise because our present circumstance … Continue reading →

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

How the government failed the people in its handling of the coronavirus

Posted by JoeAm on August 10, 2020 · 52 Comments 

Opinion By Joe America The Duterte government is introducing a Phase 2 of the anti-virus effort. I called Phase 1 a disaster which caused my DDS pen pal Secretary Locsin to read me the riot act. The US is the disaster, the Philippines not, he said. Well, his measure is rather narrow. He advocated for … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

Philippine government is intellectually corrupt. It’s a short step to stealing

Posted by JoeAm on August 8, 2020 · 38 Comments 

Opinion By Joe America We can easily identify a few examples of the intellectual corruption that forms the foundation of Philippine governmental processes today. The government declares it is a model country in responding to the coronavirus, does little to prepare, then blames the people for being undisciplined as the disease spreads. Pro-democracy, pro-civility citizens … Continue reading →

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

Was the ABS-CBN hijacking a tipping point for decency?

Posted by JoeAm on July 20, 2020 · 20 Comments 

Opinion By Joe America I call the ABS-CBN licensing case a hijacking because the company, from all indications . . .  including regulatory reports . . . is a decent company that managed to anger the President by not running some of his campaign ads. So as Chief Justice Sereno was hijacked before, and Senator … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans