Philippine Industrialization

Posted by JoeAm on September 30, 2020 · 89 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Karl Garcia Let us look Philippine industrialization — after our recent look at agriculture.   ASEAN INTEGRATION ASEAN integration was a measure intended for a level playing field in terms of development. The trade war showed us the ugliness of imposing high tariffs all in the name of protectionism. The said trade … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

What now Philippine Agriculture: Food security or rice self sufficiency?

Posted by JoeAm on September 28, 2020 · 82 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Karl Garcia The pandemic has caused food security issues the world over. But what is food security? This is access to available food. Some say the neolibs will just dump their over-produced goods to vulnerable and weak nations. For me, it is the regulators who should check if there is over-importation, … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government

The Philippines is morally bankrupt. What are we to do about it?

Posted by JoeAm on September 22, 2020 · 1 Comment 

Opinion By Joe America If the Philippines is a Catholic nation, or otherwise religious, how can it be morally bankrupt? It has a Constitution and laws. It has a broad educational system that teaches honesty and doing right things. Yet the nation is morally bankrupt. Corrupt, incompetent, and fake in the sense that it persecutes … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Philippine Government

Widening Philippine Horizons

Posted by JoeAm on September 20, 2020 · 7 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Irineo B. R. Salazar The Philippines is an enigma to many. There is the “Heritage of Smallness” (Nick Joaquin) which doesn’t scale well, as I have written in “The National Village”. There is a certain insularity which I think is the result of having gone From the Edge to the Middle … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion

Philippines: From the Edge to the Middle of Things

Posted by JoeAm on September 14, 2020 · 7 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Irineo B. R. Salazar The Philippines weren’t isolated before, but they had some distance from other places. Visayan pirates allegedly raided Taiwan in the 12th century, but not the Chinese mainland as it is around a week’s sailing away, while ancient Greeks according to legend attacked Troy which is near modern … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion