Reconstitute the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on October 23, 2015 · 169 Comments 

 w By Irineo B. R. Salazar A. Present State The Philippines is built on a colonial foundation – that of the principalia who got to rule the country. These were the datus that collaborated with the Spaniards to become the ruling class. I must thank contributor Renato Mariano Pacifico of Joe America’s Society of Honor … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

“Philippine Competition Act”: Will it help consumers, or just make more fat cats?

Posted by JoeAm on October 18, 2015 · 167 Comments 

You will have to excuse the cynicism in the headline. I’ve concluded that lawmakers of the Philippines are a part of the good old boy network of back-patters, influence peddlers and bank account padders, and have rather weak ethical bearing. They play a huge role in shaping the Philippines, a nation where ethical principles permit an accused … Continue reading →

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

President Quezon’s 1939 “Code of Citizenship and Ethics”, and the Philippines today

Posted by JoeAm on October 6, 2015 · 226 Comments 

I suppose one approaches a pinnacle of presumptuousness when one decides to edit a Philippine president’s earnest works. Such are the demands on bloggers today, forever impelled to re-interpret the world to try to find a path less burdened, or more attuned to modern times. Yet, I somehow think that Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon would have … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The National Budget as cake: the suggested algorithm of Mar Roxas

Posted by JoeAm on September 29, 2015 · 174 Comments 

w By Popoy Del R. Cartanio Introduction Experiential rather than factual, issue-based rather than persons-oriented, dimmed-recall-based rather than a research output, these statements are my introductory take on the Philippines National Annual Budget. A blast from the past, it’s like magic. A University needed a building; has no money; nearly impossible to include a multi-million … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

“Nationalize the Telcos!”

Posted by JoeAm on September 27, 2015 · 257 Comments 

The National need We read about the billions the economy loses due to Manila traffic congestion. I imagine the amount is a pittance next to what is lost due to the Philippine’s woeful internet speed and capacity. Consider the government agencies and businesses still pushing paper. Consider criminal investigaton agencies that cannot connect with one another, or the … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet