Avoiding Living Hell

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar 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

Can dynasties build a better Philippines?

Posted by JoeAm on January 5, 2022 · 370 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm I enjoyed the discussion in the prior blog. Contributor LCX was back to promoting the tandem of VP Robredo and Mayor Duterte-Carpio as a way to ace Marcos, Jr. out of the presidency. Senator Pangilinan would have to slide to a Cabinet position or other assignment. LCX does not buy … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Philippines is a president’s worst nightmare

Posted by JoeAm on December 16, 2021 · 265 Comments 

Analysis and opinion By JoeAm “It is a soft, forgiving culture. Only in the Philippines could a leader like Ferdinand Marcos, who pillaged his country for over 20 years, still be considered for a national burial. Insignificant amounts of the loot have been recovered, yet his wife and children were allowed to return and engage … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics