The Philippine Senate: “You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog”

Posted by JoeAm on January 19, 2016 · 282 Comments 

Dear readers, may I kindly request your permission to speak undiplomatically? To set delacadeza aside in the interest of candor? To stomp through the bushes rather than beat around them? It seems to me I can either zip my lip and remain silent, as so many notables do when regarding VP Binay’s escapades. Or I can stand up … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The age of a new enlightenment

Posted by josephivo on January 14, 2016 · 155 Comments 

w By Josephivo 0. INTRODUCTION Where are you going? Is the past an indication for the future? Shared beliefs are needed to unify, to make it possible for us, advanced apes, to live, to cooperate in “unnatural” large groups, to create our competitive advantage. To achieve this, some developments were breakthrough-events: the discovery of abstract … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics

Voting for Dictator of the Philippines: Who’s your pick?

Posted by JoeAm on January 12, 2016 · 521 Comments 

Some of candidates for President and Vice President are on people’s “like” list because they are authoritative and go against the flow. They offer up bold promises of empty buses and roads, reduced poverty, food on the table, new airports, jobs for all, peace and prosperity. The outspoken authoritarians promise immediate change. Well, boy, “glory hallelujah!” That sounds … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

For the Sake of Ten

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on January 10, 2016 · 156 Comments 

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.” The men turned away and … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Religion

The Anatomy of Fascism In Duterte’s World

Posted by edgar lores on January 3, 2016 · 362 Comments 

w By Edgar Lores “The strategic adversary is fascism… the fascism in us all, in our head and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.” — Michel Foucault I came across Robert Paxton’s classic study “The Anatomy of Fascism” which … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics