Poor Filipinos should admit they’ve voted badly

Posted by JoeAm on October 13, 2025 · 46 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines will remain corrupt, incompetent at caring for citizens, and poor as long as poor Filipinos don’t take it upon themselves to elect honest leaders. They should stop blaming others and look at their own track record. Their 2016 choice now sits in an international jail. Are they … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Governance, Philippine Politics

A Filipino uprising

Posted by JoeAm on October 9, 2025 · 31 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I have a great weather app, Windy.com. It allows me to see and project storms with very high accuracy. It’s well worth the $20 annual fee for premium that has so many measurements from smog to lightning strikes that I can project the camel population in Egypt based on … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Governance, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The honorable, the corrupt, and the blind

Posted by JoeAm on September 18, 2025 · 60 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America We mistakenly hold that there is only one kind of patriotism in the Philippines, the one expressed in the Constitution. But in its actual operation, in the deep state forces that drive government’s acts and the acts of people under that government, there are three. Let me identify the … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Governance, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Philippines is no longer chopped liver

Posted by JoeAm on September 11, 2025 · 53 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is alive and well, front and center, gaining traction, and lookin’ good. The Philippines is no longer chopped liver. “Um, hey Gemini, explain that idiom.” With much of the world in turmoil and generating hate, the Philippines is moving away from hate to sense, stability, and peace. … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Governance, Philippine Government

Philippine democracy is looking surprisingly good

Posted by JoeAm on September 9, 2025 · 29 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The seismic shift of leadership in the Philippine Senate this week was stunning. The pro-China, pro-Duterte cabal was identified as destructive and yanked from power. Their abuses were offensive to the old-timers who prefer respect and tradition. The old timers gathered together those offended by Senate President Escudero and … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Governance, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics