Are Pinks a personality cult?

Posted by JoeAm on September 9, 2024 · 85 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I don’t think pinks are a personality cult. But it’s not up to me to decide. It’s up to pinks to decide and they can go either direction, personality or principle. Or they can dissolve and waste the tremendous amount of effort put into the “brand” by Leni and … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines and the world

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on September 5, 2024 · 196 Comments 

My mixed perspective when it comes to the Philippines and the world does show me that the relationship between the two can be strange. This is also visible in Philippine politics. Marcos Sr. was very eager to show a positive image of the Philippines to the world. Some Filipinos loved Duterte for thumbing his nose … Continue reading →

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Mariculture in the West Phillippines Sea

Posted by JPilipinas on August 22, 2024 · 157 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Juana Pilipinas Despite being an archipelagic country with one of the world’s longest coastlines (36,289 km) and total territorial water area of 2.2M km, the Philippines (PH) has been suffering from fish shortage. About 60 percent of PH provinces and towns are near the coast and home to approximately 2 million … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Being unfair is the secret to success

Posted by JoeAm on August 19, 2024 · 115 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Unfortunately, fairness in some cases doesn’t work well. It gives the disadvantaged reason to wail and weep rather than build, and it is a sure path to mediocrity. Fairness assures failure when applied to negate the 80/20 principle. The 80/20 principle says 20% of your people will produce 80% … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Education, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

VAT on Philippine digital services? Lotsa luck!

Posted by JoeAm on August 8, 2024 · 102 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I was curious about the forthcoming VAT on digital services. I used the Senate’s third reading of their bill for reference, which is available in PDF format: S. No. 2528 There are exclusions for education and banking services. The tax applies to domestic and foreign distributors of digital products … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans