A history lesson missed by Poe, Gordon, Angara, Lacson, and a whole lot of other smart people

Posted by The Society of Honor on July 17, 2017 · 56 Comments 

By Joe America Apolinario Mabini, the architect of the hatchling Philippine Republic’s ways and means, wrote over a century ago: The Revolution failed because it was badly led; because its leader won his post by reprehensible rather than meritorious acts; because instead of supporting the men most useful to the people, he made them useless … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Philippine Government

Things are pointing to love as the Filipino philosophy, the only way out

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on July 10, 2017 · 64 Comments 

  by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Such a saccharine term, love. But back against the wall, the Philippines seems at a standstill, or on the verge of civil war, generally nowhere to go, and we have to be our loving selves. See, if ever President Rodrigo Duterte finally gets called to hell as he fervently wishes, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Democracy is in a death spiral in the Philippines

Posted by The Society of Honor on July 3, 2017 · 172 Comments 

By Joe America It may be in a death spiral elsewhere, too. The killer is populism. Populism in politics is a dynamic that occurs when politicians stop acting with constitutional integrity and start operating to satisfy large blocks of voters who demand, not intelligence or reason or knowledge, but emotional satisfaction. Knowledge is the foundation … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

My Father and Duterte

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on June 18, 2017 · 33 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva Disturbing, Duterte as father of the nation. I speak only for myself and do not carry express authority, but like the boy in the movie who says, “I see dead people,” I also I have a special sense. I’ll call it simply as a magnet. A magnet for good things, especially … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Ten Good Things About Our Country (or What We Stand to Lose)

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on May 25, 2017 · 64 Comments 

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva A friend said he had stopped reading his Facebook feeds. “Why?” I asked. “They’re negative.” And so we have come to this: that what was once a prosperous or at least a forward-looking country is down in the dumps. My personal experience is evidence of the truth behind my friend’s observation. … Continue reading →

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