The Philippines and the world

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on September 5, 2024 · 196 Comments 

My mixed perspective when it comes to the Philippines and the world does show me that the relationship between the two can be strange. This is also visible in Philippine politics. Marcos Sr. was very eager to show a positive image of the Philippines to the world. Some Filipinos loved Duterte for thumbing his nose … Continue reading →

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Mariculture in the West Phillippines Sea

Posted by JPilipinas on August 22, 2024 · 157 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Juana Pilipinas Despite being an archipelagic country with one of the world’s longest coastlines (36,289 km) and total territorial water area of 2.2M km, the Philippines (PH) has been suffering from fish shortage. About 60 percent of PH provinces and towns are near the coast and home to approximately 2 million … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Reflections After Shogun

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on April 29, 2024 · 137 Comments 

by Irineo B. R. Salazar Rudyard Kipling once said that East and West would never meet. They do meet in Shogun(2024) and the real-life equivalent of John Blackthorne was William Adams (not AFAM) and though he probably wasn’t as important to Ieyasu Tokugawa aka Toranaga as in the series, he had a significant role with … Continue reading →

Category China, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs and Defense

Learning from SB19do

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on November 2, 2023 · 133 Comments 

by Irineo Salazar Prof. Xiao Chua recently posted that he could see Pablo, the leader of SB19, as a potential future President of the Philippines. I do see as well how Pablo sees things strategically and how he thinks out of the box. Prof. Xiao sees Pablo’s drive to make Filipino music worldclass but based … Continue reading →

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INSTEAD OF OVERHAULING GILAS, OVERHAUL YOUR PRIORITIES

Posted by giancarloangulo on August 31, 2023 · 75 Comments 

by Andrew Lim Straight to the point: what the heck are we doing in a sport that favors height? The basket is 10 ft high and can be accessed vertically or diagonally, both conferring advantage on the bigger team. Skills, speed, stamina play a role but all things equal, the taller one prevails. Filipino fans are quick … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts