Why a Philippine dictatorship is sure to fail

Posted by JoeAm on December 7, 2016 · 118 Comments 

By Joe America Let’s break the Philippine population into three major component parts. The entitled. Politicians who are trapos, oligarchs, movie stars, and others who get rich and powerful by working within the class of entitlement and impunity to share opportunities and trade favors. The Philippines even has judges in this class, reflecting the gross … Continue reading →

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

Revisionism on Wikipedia

Posted by JoeAm on December 5, 2016 · 53 Comments 

  By Hindi Ako Historian I am a regular at JoeAm’s blog but the current political climate makes it necessary to adopt a monicker. I am writing to inform people of the organized and well thought out historical revisionism that is being done on Wikipedia. I will make the case via several graphs and screen shots: The … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Education

The House horror show illustrates why Federalism is a bad idea

Posted by JoeAm on November 28, 2016 · 194 Comments 

By Joe America Did you catch that strange House hearing in aid of legislation last week? The objective of the hearings was to examine the drug problem in New Bilibid Prison. Unfortunately, legislation and Bilibid were set aside to pursue a public shaming of Senator De Lima. The House reps stunned most of the Senate, a lot … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Knowledge rising in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on November 24, 2016 · 558 Comments 

By Joe America I think the Duterte Administration has a new enemy much stronger than the “Yellows”.  It is knowledge, an awakening of Philippine universities and students to the offensiveness of the Marcos burial. An awareness of history, a compassion for victims, and an understanding that this sneaky burial was simply not right. An awareness that … Continue reading →

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

Two cases from the Society’s legal department: on line violence and presidential immunity

Posted by JoeAm on November 23, 2016 · 21 Comments 

By Joe America I find legal documents in the Philippines to be enlightening. For one thing, I can read the arguments from the people involved rather than as filtered through mass media, the State’s troll armies, or other biased or unreliable sources. Here are two cases I found pertinent because they involve how to deal … Continue reading →

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