The politics of tragedy. Yolanda.

Posted by JoeAm on November 13, 2014 · 36 Comments 

“We’ll survive, with or without President Aquino – Yolanda survivors” That headline ran in the Daily Inquirer on November 9, 2014, one of hundreds of articles dealing with the Yolanda impact and recovery a year and a day later. It reflects an enduring opinion held by some who dealt with the crushing tragedy of Yolanda … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Ecology/Global Warming, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Philippines: a nation unplugged

Posted by JoeAm on October 22, 2014 · 28 Comments 

When people talk of infrastructure, we generally think of roads, trains, planes and ports. But there are four other components of infrastructure we should put on the table, right in front of the President and Congress: Electricity Broadband access and speed Computers in education Problem solving Now the first two you are probably familiar with. You … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government

CBCP goes NIMBY to interfere with Biliran’s thermal energy project

Posted by JoeAm on April 24, 2014 · 62 Comments 

Please excuse me for going a bit Santiago on you. This article is mainly about a few political priests, not the Catholic Church, a good and important humanitarian institution in the Philippines. However, if Church officials decide to “dish out” political acts, they should expect to be taken to task in that same political arena. Their robes form no … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Ecology/Global Warming, Philippine Government

Proposed Bilateral Agreement between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea

Posted by JoeAm on April 23, 2014 · 53 Comments 

Thanks to Society of Honor contributor Micha for inspiring this blog. Micha characterized players in the Israeli/Palestinian dispute, shepherded along by the U.S., as “immature”. Well, he was more elaborate and powerful in his description: ” . . . an immature mankind, polarized and in perpetual war with itself over a minutiae piece of land … Continue reading →

Category China, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

Philippine Industries. Where are the jobs?

Posted by JoeAm on April 9, 2014 · 67 Comments 

Filipinos want to work but the jobs aren’t there. What’s to be done? This article is a bit of a diary. I’m writing as I discover things, so pardon me if there is a shift in direction here or there. . . It seems to me that to develop a model for job growth in the Philippines, it would … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet