Opportunity, the energy untapped in the Philippines . . .

Posted by JoeAm on October 29, 2015 · 348 Comments 

The Philippines today is driven by passion and a lot of it is misdirected as anger. Passion is an energy, a kind of motivational inspiration, not much different than electricity and it can be used to electrocute or empower. The Philippines is today more like a battery than a generator. The passions are deep and powerful … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Economy, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government

Money Matters

Posted by JoeAm on October 25, 2015 · 539 Comments 

w by Micha Let’s take a breather from the buzz of election campaign and talk about money – sovereign money, that is. It’s always been assumed that for a national gov’t to be able to spend it must have a corresponding income either from taxes, fees and fines, or revenues from gov’t owned and controlled … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government

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