Are Pinks a personality cult?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I don’t think pinks are a personality cult. But it’s not up to me to decide. It’s up to pinks to decide and they can go either direction, personality or principle. Or they can dissolve and waste the tremendous amount of effort put into the “brand” by Leni and … Continue reading →

Caloocan, sliced and diced

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The City of Caloocan has been sliced and diced by history and politics. It is an urban legend, historically, and now has two different geographical areas, one that is north of Manila, and a larger one north of Quezon City. Both are thick with businesses and homes, the latter … Continue reading →

The Clock is Ticking for President Marcos

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America A nation is like an aircraft carrier with a banca engine. It moves and changes direction slowly. Or not at all if there are winds and waves like corruption, incompetence, and impunity. A lot of government officials in the Philippines seem to prefer little change because they are rich … Continue reading →

Bard Knows the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The picture is by Bing (“create a scene in the Philippines of combat between dynastic forces and rebellious voters with the President to the side watching”), and the language is by Bard, who recites my prompt and writes: ________________ I can’t draw a poster, but I can describe it … Continue reading →

What the heck is the opposition trying to accomplish?

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm If I were to dissect the goals of the opposition to the Marcos Government based on Twitter messaging, it would be: What the hell kind of agenda is that? Would it be offensive if I proposed an alternative agenda? Lacking organization, the opposition comes across to me as a bunch … Continue reading →