The battle for decency and dignity in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on June 5, 2016 · 190 Comments 

We are seeing in the Philippines a trend that is universal, the movement of large groups of people toward extremism. This appears to be akin to what we see on on social media where easy, uninformed opinions are spouted as if they were clarion calls of virtue and defended to the point of insult or verbal violence. This … Continue reading →

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

How can we find unity if we are not disciplined ‘all the way’?

Posted by JoeAm on June 2, 2016 · 137 Comments 

I want to come back to a subject I wrote about before because I think we are seeing a general failure to communicate between the Administration Elect and a lot of Filipinos who hold specific values about how to treat one another. Their values seem to conflict with those of the new order. The now disenfranchised class are represented … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Building a Philippine Parliament and Federalism

Posted by JoeAm on May 29, 2016 · 190 Comments 

w Poem and Article by Andy Ibay   The Poem – C I R C L E I knelt before the wisdom of creation, knowing yet not doubting the purpose of it all. To come to life, nay, to decide to be re- born is to understand, agree and accept the reasons why all living … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Community-based progress: the barangay rules

Posted by karlgarcia on May 26, 2016 · 163 Comments 

w By Karl Garcia “The Philippines is a collection of tribes, of barangays  and municipalities ruled by families. This is where the government meets the people. There may be presidents and there may be oligarchs and there may be stuffed-shirt senators, but at the most basic level, the barangays rule the Philippines, and the families … Continue reading →

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

Quo Vadis Presdu30’s Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 22, 2016 · 116 Comments 

w By Andy Ibay Caveat: More for info and less as warning, this piece and subsequent ones like all the others written either published or unpublished or posted here or elsewhere, are never current and original thoughts in any given moment. They are more like water in flowing rivers as water goes in circles in … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government