Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JoeAmFilipino Political Literacy, Middle-Class Agency, and Decades of Self-Assessment
By Karl Garcia Over the past twenty years, two influential critiques of Philippine society have shaped public conversation:(1) Richard Heydarian’s 2025 observation that the Filipino middle class is “functionally literate but not politically literate,” and(2) the earlier discourse from Get Real Philippines (GRP), which framed national underperformance as rooted in cultural habits and civic attitudes. … Continue reading
How Filipinos botch competency
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America As the father of a teenage son, I have to find ways to explain the fundamentals of life to him in ways that are short and memorable. Lately I’ve been explaining the basics of competency to him because he often displays the opposite, lol. A whole lot of Filipinos … Continue reading
Calm in a storm
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I’ll be taking a vacation for about a month and don’t anticipate doing much internetting during this time. This will be my last article for several weeks. Gian, Karl, and Irineo can publish if so inclined. Otherwise we all can just chill. Social media used to be entertainment, now … Continue reading
To heck with Michelin, lets award street vendors, and my wife
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Michelin tasters secretly entered the Philippines and ate their way across the country a few months ago. We’ll get their results later this year. See “MICHELIN Guide: Philippine-based chefs weigh in on the arrival of prestigious guide“. My son likes to watch a You Tube chef who circles the … Continue reading
Filipinos are thinkers with no place to go
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Most people are racist to some degree, labeling others based on common stereotypes. Filipinos get tagged as low IQ because their government does dumb things, the country can’t fix potholes, and schools mass produce laborers rather than tech geniuses. My belief is that filipinos are POTENTIALLY as smart as … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 