You cannot separate the economic from the political (the return of the cowardly technocrats)

Posted by JoeAm on March 5, 2018 · 78 Comments 

By Andrew Lim During the presidential campaign of 2016, then candidate Duterte uttered a pledge to revive the country’s steel industry if elected. This blog, along with others were vocal and unanmious: it did not make economic sense at all, with global steel prices dropping. Not helping Duterte was the fact that one of his … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Closing down Rappler – Opening up Pandora’s box

Posted by chemrock on January 22, 2018 · 78 Comments 

By Chemrock The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered the closure of Rappler, a private limited corporation running an online news platform, on grounds that it breached the no-foreign ownership rules for media. Early news pointed to SEC’s decision being predicated on some Philippines Depository Receipts (PDR) issued by Rappler to foreign investors, thus subjecting the company … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Uncategorized

Ten-point plan for a first-world Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 4, 2018 · 127 Comments 

By Joe America This is The Society of Honor’s ten-point plan that targets raising the Philippines to first-world status in 25 years. It is an imaginary set of steps that is imaginary only because today’s leaders appear to lack the will to implement it, or something like it: Stop the killings and excessive PNP force; restore due … Continue reading →

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

2018 This New Year Is Really Old

Posted by JoeAm on December 29, 2017 · 141 Comments 

by  Popoy del R. Cartanio 2018 This New Year Is Really Old, Never was New after the Birth of Christ. In Christendom the New Year began and ended the year of the birth of Jesus Christ. The New Year is really old; it’s much older than the previous one in all aspects of nature where change … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Laws and Ethics

Rambling thoughts

Posted by JoeAm on December 6, 2017 · 119 Comments 

By Joe America The State’s trolls are so very, very tiresome. They are working to lay responsibility for a questionable dengue vaccine on President Aquino. Their DAP, PDAF, and Mamasapano complaints are not yet enough to paint the ‘Highest Yellow’ as a bad, bad man. Which the entire enlightened world knows he is not. Watching … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government