Empathy in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on February 24, 2014 · 66 Comments 

Empathy (noun) the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. Empathy exists in the Philippines. When a grandmother decides to turn state’s evidence because she does not want a stigma of shame attached to her grandkids, you know she has a heart for those grandkids. Empathy does not … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government

“Calling Harry Roque . . . Is Harry Roque in the Building?”

Posted by JoeAm on February 21, 2014 · 60 Comments 

I didn’t quite know where I was going with this article until Society follower brianitus offered up the following profound quote: “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral … Continue reading →

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

The Life of Reyes

Posted by JoeAm on February 19, 2014 · 104 Comments 

Ruby Tuason’s decision to tell all has turned the pork scandal on its ear. Three people, in particular, are in a fine state of apoplexy at the moment: Gigi Reyes, former assistant to Senator Enrile, the old man himself, and Janet Napoles, who was on the road to freedom until Ruby popped back into the … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government

How the Rule of Law Limits Freedom in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 29, 2014 · 31 Comments 

Freedom House undertakes to survey 185 nations around the world once a year to see how they are doing in terms of freedom, where freedom is broken into two categories, Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Advocacy groups and businessmen use the information, the former to raise a voice of complaint to instigate social change, the latter … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Changing the Asocial Behavior of the Ruling Class

Posted by josephivo on January 22, 2014 · 85 Comments 

by Joseph-Ivo More of the same will result in more of the same If you expect a different outcome, somebody will have to do something differently. To achieve something different in the Philippines, there are basically two options, an autocratic approach or a democratic approach. We have seen what an autocratic approach can achieve with … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Education, Laws and Ethics