“Every Filipino for himself!!!”

Posted by JoeAm on October 12, 2016 · 235 Comments 

By Joltin’ Joe America I had to toss a blog the other day. The title was something like “Why the Philippines is the stupidest nation in the world.” It was too angry. It was like kicking the dog or putting a fist into the wall, expressing the dismay I personally feel about the direction the … Continue reading →

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

The (Im)moral Justifications of Duterte’s Anti-drug War

Posted by edgar lores on September 18, 2016 · 358 Comments 

w By Edgar Lores “Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don’t like as well as those we do.” Trevor Phillips Three ethical doctrines have been asserted to justify President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug war. These are: o The utilitarian doctrine o The ethnocentrism doctrine o The … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

“The heaping corpses, the endless bodies to stumble upon!”

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on August 11, 2016 · 127 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Swirling events. Corpses everywhere. A discombobulated populace. No public outcry. Democrats speaking to one another, preaching to the choir. In the meantime, bodies continue to pile up. Is anyone out there? God is. I have taken to waking up early, around 3:30, to read the Catholic mass readings, and pray … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion

“Okay, when do we get to the CRIME part?”

Posted by JoeAm on August 9, 2016 · 141 Comments 

There are a lot of things about President Duterte’s statements and deeds that confuse me. Some are more important than others. Some will get worked out in time, which is fine. I can wait, and hope they work out well for the nation. One thing the Philippines teaches well is patience. But crime is the … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Why does the President show the world an ugly Philippines?

Posted by JoeAm on August 7, 2016 · 281 Comments 

Let me ask, a year ago, did you consider the Philippines to be an ugly place? Did you see it as broken down and at the edge of self-destruction? I didn’t. I saw it as a poor and underachieving nation finally getting its act together with a good government and a whole lot of productive work going … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government