Joe America: “Did Peter Wallace just call me a coward?”

Posted by JoeAm on January 21, 2016 · 99 Comments 

“There was specific rebuttal by an entity called Joe America, but I won’t respond to someone so gutless as to hide behind a pseudonym. Publicly identify who he/she/it is, and I will. But I’ll say one thing to him/her/it: Yes, I am probusiness . . .” Peter Wallace, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2016 That was … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

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 Philippines: the path to world leadership

Posted by JoeAm on January 17, 2016 · 146 Comments 

Consider this an extension of Josephivo’s recent think piece about “The Age of a New Enlightenment”. Think of our work here as an application of the mind to the idea that the Philippines is not the scruffy, third-world wasteland portrayed by political opportunists who seek to raise themselves up by putting our nation down. The world is changing. … Continue reading →

Category China, Economy, Philippine Government, Religion, Technology/Internet

Rebuttal to Peter Wallace column on Government contracts

Posted by JoeAm on January 7, 2016 · 448 Comments 

Columnist Peter Wallace wrote a series of five daily articles starting on December 24, 2015, dealing primarily with troubled major contracts and other woes he attaches to the Aquino Administration. The articles ran on the front page of the Inquirer, a rather significant placement for an opinion columnist, five days in succession. It was a very … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Manila conundrum

Posted by JoeAm on January 5, 2016 · 510 Comments 

co·nun·drum, noun, (1) a confusing and difficult problem or question, (2) a question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle. It is a conundrum why residents of the greater Manila region would prefer a presidential candidate who, according to testimony presented in the Senate, is corrupt. The evidence presented in the … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics