On the matter of criminal responsibility for 9 year old kids

Posted by JoeAm on January 21, 2019 · 37 Comments 

By JoeAm House Speaker Arroyo and Senate President Sotto evidently intend to sponsor legislation to allow children as young as 9 years of age to be criminally responsible in the Philippines. The current age for criminal responsibility is 15 years of age. What are we to think of this? The arguments for it are those … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Adopt technocracy to reach competence, not federalism to spread incompetence

Posted by JoeAm on January 11, 2019 · 244 Comments 

By JoeAm A recent blog article on electricity by Chemrock raised the point that government services are only as good as the people managing them. Readers debated privatization versus government ownership of electrical and other utility services but there could be no resolution because the deal killer always is the poor managers who run things … Continue reading →

Category Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Filipism is what ails the Philippines

Posted by chemrock on January 7, 2019 · 119 Comments 

By Chemrock Filipism is a belief system that the path to law and order is found by slaughtering drug dealers, users and innocents and totally subverting the criminal justice system, that defeatism and proffering economic opportunities to a strong intruder is the best foreign policy, that sexism and profanity are nouveau virtues, that ethical and moral … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Entertainment, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion

The speech of Secretary Locsin at the United Nations in favor of the Global Compact for Migration

Posted by JoeAm on January 4, 2019 · 87 Comments 

Preface by JoeAm Foreign Affairs Secretary delivered a speech explaining the Philippines’ vote FOR the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. It was received with sustained applause. The Secretary covers a lot of ground in his speech, trips the delicate diplomatic dance without being shy, and delivers the view of the Philippine nation … Continue reading →

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

The Philippines needs a moral revolution

Posted by JoeAm on December 21, 2018 · 105 Comments 

By JoeAm I must leave it to Philippine citizens to talk about and undertake specific political acts like whom to elect. The current government is not inclined to look favorably on foreigners intruding into their electoral affairs, especially if they have contrary ideas. I also avoid discussions of overthrow or revolution and cringe every time … Continue reading →

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