From Every Town

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on October 25, 2021 · 134 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Irineo B. R. Salazar From every town in the Philippines, support for the Presidential candidacy of VP Leni Robredo was shown in pink this Saturday. Whether on boats in the waters off Cebu, by motorcade in Pangasinan, by carabao in Sumilao, on bicycles in Iloilo, or on Internet pages of Philippine communities as far-flung as Australia, Europe and Hong Kong, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

PAREX, the monster of Manila

Posted by JoeAm on October 1, 2021 · 289 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm PAREX is the Pasig River Expressway, a Build Build Build project granted to San Miguel Corporation (SMC) under a Toll Operations Agreement with the Duterte Government. Critics abound, mostly environmentalists, some disliking privileged car drivers, and some objecting to the rushed administrative process. I took up a pro-SMC position on … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government

The Matrix Real Time

Posted by JoeAm on September 16, 2021 · 253 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By joeAm The movie “The Matrix” explores a digital reality where humans have been reduced to a source of energy empowering the computer. A few rebels are fighting it. It’s pretty much what we see in our world today only the computer does not yet have us physically plugged in. It is … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Technology/Internet

Guesses are not knowledge, they’re bets

Posted by JoeAm on August 29, 2021 · 279 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Have you noticed that civilization has gone uncivilized? The reason for it is fairly simple. Social media have taught us that we can feel good if someone likes our opinion. There are scientific concepts and words that can be used to explain how the brain generates chemicals as effective … Continue reading →

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

The Greed Games: Populist Fascists

Posted by JoeAm on August 16, 2021 · 211 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I witness the breakdown of civility and sense in both the US and Philippines with a deep sadness, as if a dear friend had died. All that we did together is lost to time. Our fading memories aren’t vivid or active enough to hold onto the good times. Neither … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics