Aquino pride vs. Duterte pride

Posted by JoeAm on November 20, 2017 · 111 Comments 

By Joe America I caught a little bit of former President Noynoy Aquino’s briefing on Mamasapano on television the other day. It was good to see him again. I am biased. I like the man. He is smart in a well-read, informed, and reflective way. He is kind no matter what hostile people say about … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Who is right, Duterte supporters or ‘Yellows’?

Posted by JoeAm on November 13, 2017 · 141 Comments 

By Joe America Arguments in Philippine social media are intense and personal. It’s a battleground where no quarter is given and insult, illogic, slander, and lies have gone mainstream. This is such an uncivilized way to represent the Philippines, isn’t it? It’s like hi-tech uncivil war. I mean, we are sentient beings with a conscience, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Dick Malay: The Rebel Finds Love, Part 2

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on November 10, 2017 · 247 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva Second of Two Parts After living for ten years in China (1971-1981), Dick, battle-scarred for tilling soil, his family and comrades limped towards the Netherlands, China not being the land of promise for them anymore. Utrecht was to be the second global front of the Left’s struggle against the Marcos dictatorship. … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Dick Malay: The Rebel Finds Love

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on November 6, 2017 · 94 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (First of Two Parts) (A dramatization based on a true story: Stones began raining on Sonny and the rest of the American kids as they were playing in JUSMAG—Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group—compound in Quezon City beside West Avenue in the summer of ‘52. They looked where the stones were coming … Continue reading →

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

Bombay!

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on October 25, 2017 · 73 Comments 

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Anong elemento sa kulturang Pilipino ang nag-udyok o nagbigay-daan sa konsepto na pwede si Rodrigo Roa Duterte na maging pangulo ng bayang Pilipinas? Tingnan natin kung makabibigay ako ng kaunting liwanag sa binuksan kong usapin na ito. Manumbalik tayo pansamantala sa panahon na naghahanap tayo ng papalit kay Pangulong Benigno S. … Continue reading →

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