Maritime Policing in the Philippines with CAP Marines (International Affairs and Civil Affairs combined, with some PSYOPS too)

Posted by JoeAm on November 4, 2024 · 177 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Lance Corporal X That’s Private Robert E. Lee Witt taking a dip in the waters of Melanesia during WWII. That character reminds me of Jim Caviezel’s two other film roles as Catch in Angel Eyes and Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Both renovative and redeemed. That is also how I … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

The Philippine deep state

Posted by JoeAm on September 30, 2024 · 179 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America A long time compatriot on Twitter, an intellectual pragmatist, referred me to a You Tube panel discussion of the American “deep state” featuring a couple of university foreign policy notables, John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs, from the University of Chicago and Columbia University, respectively. I got about halfway through … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion

Are Pinks a personality cult?

Posted by JoeAm on September 9, 2024 · 85 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I don’t think pinks are a personality cult. But it’s not up to me to decide. It’s up to pinks to decide and they can go either direction, personality or principle. Or they can dissolve and waste the tremendous amount of effort put into the “brand” by Leni and … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines and the world

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on September 5, 2024 · 196 Comments 

My mixed perspective when it comes to the Philippines and the world does show me that the relationship between the two can be strange. This is also visible in Philippine politics. Marcos Sr. was very eager to show a positive image of the Philippines to the world. Some Filipinos loved Duterte for thumbing his nose … Continue reading →

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VAT on Philippine digital services? Lotsa luck!

Posted by JoeAm on August 8, 2024 · 102 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I was curious about the forthcoming VAT on digital services. I used the Senate’s third reading of their bill for reference, which is available in PDF format: S. No. 2528 There are exclusions for education and banking services. The tax applies to domestic and foreign distributors of digital products … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans