A very simple idea to take care of one another better

Posted by JoeAm on March 1, 2019 · 41 Comments 

By JoeAm Filipinos are very self-contained. Haha, that’s my polite way of putting it. More direct would be to say most Filipinos are “totally self absorbed”. There is not a lot of other-awareness here. Not a lot of courtesy, kindness, or giving. There is a whole lot of taking. Ach. What’s going on here? It … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics

Samira Gutoc—Rock Star

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on February 20, 2019 · 31 Comments 

by Wilfredo G. Villanueva You have to see her to believe. It’s the energy, the quick laughter, the one-liners, folksy. Philippines, we have a rock star, and her name is Samira Gutoc, Sam for short. She’s exactly what the country needs, new blood instead of the same dynastic politics. She’s not a typical Muslim, she … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion

Developing new disciplines to deal with modern ways

Posted by JoeAm on January 28, 2019 · 49 Comments 

By JoeAm Our way of living is very different than the way people lived just 20 years ago. Regular contributor Edgar Lores recently provided a nice snapshot of what is going on: Increasing complexity. E.g. not only computers but also newfangled gadgets and ideas. The speed of change. E.g. Moore’s Law. The increased dimensions of … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Technology/Internet

Tragedy of denial in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 18, 2019 · 36 Comments 

By JoeAm I hope you had the opportunity to read Chemrock’s article entitled Tragedy of the Commons in the Philippines. It gets right to the heart of the personal and social malaise that infests the country leading to bad behaviors, bad decisions, and bad results. Poverty is the worst of the outputs. State-sanctioned murder is … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Philippine Government

The Philippines needs a wooden statue of Senator De Lima

Posted by JoeAm on January 14, 2019 · 57 Comments 

By JoeAm I was awestruck by the outpouring of faith by Filipinos at the procession of the Black Nazarene. Around a million Filipinos hit the streets to profess their faith in . . . in . . . in . . . I am not sure what, in miracles? In Mary? In Jesus? In God? … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Religion