RESIGN, PRESIDENT DUTERTE

Posted by JoeAm on October 2, 2016 · 93 Comments 

w by Andrew Lim Gotcha! I am not asking him to resign as President. What I am asking, specifically: for President Duterte to resign immediately and irrevocably his executive functions that involve the following: the economy and foreign policy. Allow me to argue the case. When one starts to see conspiracy when there is none, it … Continue reading →

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

VP Binay is a rotten onion

Posted by JoeAm on March 2, 2016 · 96 Comments 

Please allow me to speak with a little pith and vinegar. I believe a fundamental freedom is being threatened and Philippine mainstream media seem to have turned their heads. Well, they are members of the entitled class, after all. They don’t work to take care of the Philippines. They serve their master$. Of course we know that … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Humor/Satire, Laws and Ethics

Ahahaha, those Inquirer “journalists” are a piece of work

Posted by JoeAm on January 1, 2016 · 193 Comments 

First, condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc (June 28, 1941 – December 24, 2015), an icon of courage and journalistic integrity. The nation is somehow a little emptier with her passing. This article has little to do with her, but is about the content of the paper she left behind, and about … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Humor/Satire, Literature

Fireworks for the New Year

Posted by JoeAm on December 28, 2015 · 296 Comments 

It is always good to start the new year with a bang, as Manila knows so well. Manila can do fireworks. So let’s put some important issues on the table, cerebral fireworks. Mind benders. To get the discussion rolling, we should look at some issues that we may not yet have found consensus on or, … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Humor/Satire, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

Listening for dummies

Posted by JoeAm on August 28, 2015 · 350 Comments 

Now that I’m famous, I figure I can shift gears. Instead of writing to learn, I can write to preach, to instruct, to lecture, to lord it over all the people who thought they were coming here for wisdom, and are instead stuck back in the school room. I’ve gotten many, many new subscribers. It’s … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Education, Humor/Satire