“Hey, Joe, lighten up on the Chinese coming to the Philippines to work. They are innocents”

Posted by JoeAm on May 2, 2018 · 26 Comments 

By Joe America Here are excerpts from a recent Twitter engagement JoeAm: Question for news orgs @rapplerdotcom and others, do Immigration records reflect a sharp uptick of Chinese nationals arriving? Question arose on my FB page. Carlos Jugo: Just because we are Opposition we should take care not to be xenophobic. Duterte will not be … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

Buses, bridges, and trains

Posted by JoeAm on April 27, 2018 · 62 Comments 

By Joe America If you live in the Philippines, you live on an island. You can’t get on a freeway and blast across the nation like you can on Interstate 10 in the US. Island living is delightful because there are so many beaches. It is problematic because everything from gasoline to mother-in-law coming to … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government

The Philippines is a nation with no purpose

Posted by JoeAm on April 25, 2018 · 69 Comments 

By Joe America We are overwhelmed with disturbing news, social media angers, dirty politics that we can’t control, irrational thinking from everywhere, and information that is so frustrating we can only think in short, angry key strokes. We are going nowhere. Spinning our wheels. We have eloquent documents that people never read, like, for instance, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Philippine Government

NEDA: an island of earnest work in a storm of nasty politics

Posted by JoeAm on April 13, 2018 · 153 Comments 

By Joe America It is easy to get caught up in the bickering negativity and competitiveness that is the current political scene in the Philippines. And it is for sure easy to find a lot of turmoil and incompetence in the various government agencies (LTO, Customs, NFA rice, Boracay, passports, PNP as killers rather than … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Philippine Government

JoeAm’s short and sweet State of the State Statement

Posted by JoeAm on April 6, 2018 · 141 Comments 

By Joe America I am for the Philippine Constitution and its affinity for democracy, human rights, civility, laws, ethics, responsibility, and integrity. That’s the point of view from which this State of the State Statement is made. If you have a different value-foundation, you are likely to disagree with my assessment, and are free to … Continue reading →

Category China, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government