Doing change like Lee Kuan Yew

Posted by JoeAm on August 9, 2017 · 72 Comments 

By Joe America Over the years, I’ve written blogs that look for “big easy” solutions to the congestion in Manila. They typically end up recommending the relocation of commerce out of Manila to places like Clark, Cebu, and Mindanao. The root of Manila’s problem is the nation’s poverty and all the people who head to … Continue reading →

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

“The Philippines is driving me insane!”

Posted by JoeAm on August 7, 2017 · 154 Comments 

By Joe America “The Philippines is driving me insane!”  That is the view of many people living in the Philippines who are schooled in the niceties of civility, human kindness, law, and order. But they have to deal with a President who is way outside the civil box. The three things that are most crazy-making … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education

A vision of the Philippine future!!!

Posted by JoeAm on August 4, 2017 · 188 Comments 

By Joe America Let’s imagine a likely future for the Philippines. We can draw our deductions from the trends we currently see, including current events, popular will, and various government acts. I shall presume that readers are fairly well versed on social, political, and economic developments in the Philippines. If you have questions or disagree … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Filipino nationalists vs foreign critics

Posted by JoeAm on July 27, 2017 · 120 Comments 

  By Joe America President Duterte is an avid nationalist when it comes to foreigners who intrude into Filipino affairs by instructing him on human rights. He gets angry. He swears at them and, if it were entirely up to him, he would toss them from the land, even if they are helpful to him … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

The Philippines: suffering from diseases way worse than dengue

Posted by JoeAm on July 19, 2017 · 221 Comments 

By Joe America I’m not a doctor or a health professional. I hate pills and feeling sick. I try to stay away from others who are sick. That is getting increasingly hard to do, of late, because there are several diseases spreading rapidly across the Philippine landscape. They have also reached America. Let’s look at … Continue reading →

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