Simplifying the rat’s nest of land title holdings

Posted by JoeAm on February 25, 2016 · 181 Comments 

Land ownership is difficult for tribes to get their minds around. Or socialists. The idea that an individual can claim a piece of property goes against the grain of free and open access and use of the land. How can a fisherman fish if someone claims the lake? How can a miner mine, or a … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

On a clear day you can see the MRT

Posted by chemrock on January 31, 2016 · 390 Comments 

w By Chempo The MRT-3 is owned by MRTC (a private enterprise registered in Hong Kong) which is also responsible for the maintenance. The govt operates the trains. It started operations in 2000 with 24 trains handling a capacity limit of 350,000 pax per day. Today, the pax load is 600,000. The red line for … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government

The Philippines: the path to world leadership

Posted by JoeAm on January 17, 2016 · 146 Comments 

Consider this an extension of Josephivo’s recent think piece about “The Age of a New Enlightenment”. Think of our work here as an application of the mind to the idea that the Philippines is not the scruffy, third-world wasteland portrayed by political opportunists who seek to raise themselves up by putting our nation down. The world is changing. … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Philippine Government, Religion, Technology/Internet

The age of a new enlightenment

Posted by josephivo on January 14, 2016 · 155 Comments 

w By Josephivo 0. INTRODUCTION Where are you going? Is the past an indication for the future? Shared beliefs are needed to unify, to make it possible for us, advanced apes, to live, to cooperate in “unnatural” large groups, to create our competitive advantage. To achieve this, some developments were breakthrough-events: the discovery of abstract … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics

The Manila conundrum

Posted by JoeAm on January 5, 2016 · 510 Comments 

co·nun·drum, noun, (1) a confusing and difficult problem or question, (2) a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle. It is a conundrum why residents of the greater Manila region would prefer a presidential candidate who, according to testimony presented in the Senate, is corrupt. The evidence presented in the … Continue reading →

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