Rubba dub dub, three men in a tub: Albayalde, Lorenzana, and Locsin

Posted by JoeAm on August 26, 2019 · 81 Comments 

By JoeAm There are any number of secretaries I could pick for this little lesson, I suppose. But I chose three whose characters and acts help frame the discussion. There are three forces that define the men and women of government high offices: (1) the people and institutions that shaped them as younger people, (2) … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

When people are smarter than their government

Posted by JoeAm on August 12, 2019 · 44 Comments 

By JoeAm People complain a lot about social media. I like the stuff myself. On Facebook, I can keep tabs with the life and adventures of my friends and acquaintances, know their activities, their successes, and their jokes. I can share my own. Still, I don’t use FB for news. It’s unreliable and hard to … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government

Twitter as a source of real information

Posted by JoeAm on July 26, 2019 · 40 Comments 

By JoeAm I’ve found that my best source of information is Twitter. I had not expected this when I first signed on a few years ago. But it is not just a chit-chat medium. First of all, there is a lot of information flying around in our news universe, some trustworthy, much not. I can’t … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Philippines is down for the count . . .

Posted by JoeAm on June 24, 2019 · 42 Comments 

By JoeAm And the count is at six. The Philippine government’s appeasement with China is one of the world’s most self-destructive historical moments. China is sitting in Philippine seas blocking Filipino fishermen from food sources and destroying the ecosystems that support fish re-generation. It is a royal disaster promising long-term devastation . . . done … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines: a black hole of lunacy, lies, and unkindness

Posted by JoeAm on June 17, 2019 · 219 Comments 

By JoeAm I slipped into my Star Trek space machine to look down on Earth as if it were an alien planet. It quickly became evident that the creatures on this watery orb are not very friendly, and they are not very smart. Their time on the planet is ending soon . . .  they’ve … Continue reading →

Category China, Ecology/Global Warming, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government