Raising kids in the Philippines: Indoctrination or Inspiration?

Posted by JoeAm on April 29, 2016 · 145 Comments 

w One of the greatest cultural clashes I have had to deal with in the Philippines is the style of education and parenting here. As I have a young son in elementary school, the style is sometimes troubling. I wonder if the Philippines is getting what it’s Department of Education pays for. Are students graduating with healthy values … Continue reading →

Category Education, Family/Parenting/Children

The Country’s Only Shield Against Bongbong Marcos

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on April 27, 2016 · 203 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva I wrote about her in this same blog but hadn’t seen her in person. I have seen her on tv, heard her voice, saw her in posters and leaflets. Little did I know that she stood a little over five feet tall. I thought she would be commanding in height … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion

When women of power in the Philippines abuse women who have no power

Posted by JoeAm on April 18, 2016 · 136 Comments 

This article continues my series that attempts to explain to foreigners why the Philippines may put unsavory characters into the top positions of government during the May 9 national election. Thieves, liars, plunderers, self-proclaimed murderers, womanizers, people who consort with the enemy, and opportunists who care very little for the nation Philippines in relation to their … Continue reading →

Category Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The World According to Jim Paredes

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 15, 2016 · 226 Comments 

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva It gets you. How come surveys do not indicate intelligent choice? Will we depart from Daang Matuwid just when Bloomberg has called our country the strong man of Asia? Will we lose democratic space because voters seem to prefer a would-be despot, or our growth upended by a new dynastic … Continue reading →

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

An Open Letter to AlDub Nation

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on March 13, 2016 · 222 Comments 

Dear AlDub Nation,   We’ve been wanting to write you a letter but have been hesitant in doing so. You might laugh us off the planet, saying that we are presumido because how can we connect you as fans of Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards, the three lolas and the whole Eat Bulaga dabarkads, to what … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Entertainment, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Politics