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

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on May 25, 2017 · 62 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 →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Religion

Passion and compassion were sitting on a fence . . .

Posted by The Society of Honor on April 21, 2017 · 67 Comments 

By Joe America . . . . . . . Passion and compassion were sitting on a fence . . . Compassion fell off, and who was left? (Pause for effect) A Filipino! (Drum crescendo) . . . . . . . Generalizations are inherently discriminatory, for they bind the generalized and the exceptions as … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children

2,037 words

Posted by The Society of Honor on April 4, 2017 · 44 Comments 

From Joe America As a parent, I find this photo very disturbing (from Rappler):   And this one re-balances me with grand laughter, and gives me hope that humans do actually comprehend the craziness going on about us:

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government

The Duterte Admin is failing miserably at one stated goal: unity

Posted by The Society of Honor on March 31, 2017 · 144 Comments 

By Joe America The Duterte Administration is failing miserably at one stated goal: unity. One does not achieve unity through political jailings, undermining human rights, rampant killing of defenseless Filipinos, or climbing into bed with enemies of the State. Nor does one achieve it by demanding obedience of thought and deed and stripping legislators of … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Senator Koko Pimentel, the Fiddler of Manila

Posted by The Society of Honor on March 29, 2017 · 122 Comments 

By Joe America Earth watch is important, but I can’t seem get past the people inhabiting the planet. It is like observing a wild amalgamation of Alien, The Three Stooges, and Apocalypse Now. I have little hope for the planet, frankly. Mankind is the dominant species on the grand blue orb, and it has collectively proved … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Economy, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government