We need Filipino intellectuals

Posted by JoeAm on February 3, 2025 · 103 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The “We” in that headline points at two distinct collectives. The Society of Honor has declined in readership due to four circumstances: The blog is more influential as a source of insight and direction if more people read and carry the ideas off elsewhere. That certainly is not necessary … Continue reading →

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

Praise the Philippines for a change

Posted by JoeAm on January 23, 2025 · 124 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The world is a mess. The Philippines is not. I know you will object because you spend most of your time complaining. My advice is, push reset. If you don’t stick up for the Philippines, who will? The Philippines has character, great people, beautiful lands and seas, a sound … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Philippine Government

What lies ahead?

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on January 6, 2025 · 71 Comments 

2025 will be a difficult year for many countries. As this blog’s focus is the Philippines, the question is what to expect there for this year. Some of these questions are important and serious. Some just happen to be my part of what I am observing or are food for thought. Let us question the … Continue reading →

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Filipinos colonize Mars (a story in three parts: 2025, 2035 & 2045)

Posted by JoeAm on January 2, 2025 · 145 Comments 

By Lance Corporal X 2025 A blog about Filipinos going all in with Starlink surfaced in late 2024. It went viral. INC, then LDS, two churches, one from the Philippines and the other from USA, started offering free WiFi to the public via Starlink. Another church from Mindanao, KJC, hearing of its success also decided … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion, Technology/Internet

Social media, the disease, and we, the diseased

Posted by JoeAm on December 30, 2024 · 148 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I wrote the other day that social media is a disease and we are all sick. It is a global pandemic that is so severe that people don’t know they are sick. In the old days, prior to about 1985, we had three main inputs to our brains. What … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Technology/Internet