Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
JPilipinas
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JoeAmThe good life
By Joe America I suppose many of us are spoiled from living the good life. I know I am. I was raised in the U.S. during the latter part of the 1900’s when wars were relegated to the cold type, or localized. We could always go fight in a foreign land and return to our … Continue reading
Holding President Duterte to account
By gerverg1885 A news item was posted by a blogger on Facebook that said that “the NBI, in a press conference, declared that the three policemen killed Kian de los Santos and planted evidence(s).” My question was, “why was the one who ordered the killing and dangled the reward money not included?” I added that … Continue reading
Duterte: The Anatomy of a Barbaric Autocracy
By Edgar Lores A friend made a post on Facebook in which she set forth on President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Technology of Co-optation.” The topic arose from Duterte’s co-optation of the parents of 17-year old Kian Delos Santos, a collateral damage of the Drug War. As I googled to understand the term, I was led to … Continue reading
Tao Pala Siya
Ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Akala ko ubod siya ng seryoso. Akala ko para kang sinesermonan kung kausap ka, yung bang medyo bilib sa sarili, nagsasalita ka pa sasabat na, an intimidating presence, ang lakas ng dating. Hindi pala. Ang nananatiling visual niya sa akin, yung umupo siya sa sofa ng reception room ng tinitirhan ng … Continue reading
Anatomy of a dust-up
By Joe America Reasons readers get angry The social media debate is a hostile debate, in the main. Here are reasons why this is so: Readers confuse opinions with facts and try to argue against them. This invariably leads to ad hominem insults because opinions don’t change much. They are opinions. Readers don’t respect those … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 