The Philippine Economy: Duterte Gives Marcos a Bed of Nails

Posted by chemrock on July 21, 2022 · 207 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Chemrock Congratulations to the newly-elected Philippines president Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) who will present his first State Of Nation Address on July 25. Will his ascendancy bring back the pomposity and ostentatious show in his father’s days when SONA brought out the politicians and guests to challenge the Hollywood Academy Award nights? … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government

How to build a nation when Earth is the enemy

Posted by JoeAm on April 25, 2022 · 230 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm The Philippines is notoriously reactive. I’m sometimes skeptical about whether the future tense is even taught in school. Nor is history, evidently, looking at the list of Presidential candidates. Filipinos live in the “now” I guess. I think that’s not the best idea. Earth has about had it with over-populating, … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Avoiding Living Hell

Posted by JoeAm on April 16, 2022 · 302 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Irineo B. R. Salazar The sheer horror of the landslide in Pilar, Leyte – triggered by the storm Agaton – was captured on social media recently. It isn’t just due to global warming, which has caused not just stronger storms but like this time storms that come earlier. It is also due to … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government

What will you do if Marcos wins?

Posted by JoeAm on March 29, 2022 · 49 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is not just its President. It is lands and seas and people, businesses and rebels. It’s a huge ship in the Pacific largely going nowhere. What can Marcos do that Duterte has not? Kill innocents? Jail people for spite? Punish television stations that are disloyal? Coddle corruption? … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government

Seeing the Philippines as a whole nation

Posted by JoeAm on January 18, 2022 · 98 Comments 

Opinion and Analysis By JoeAm Sometimes our vision is obscured by walls or fences. If we simply step to the other side, we can see an entirely different, often bigger, picture. We in the Philippines see the walls of the nation, its limitations formed by poverty, corruption, incompetence, lousy transportation, and political hostilities. Social media … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Philippine Government