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JoeAmThe Philippines: A Nation that Does Not Trust Its Citizens
This is not a complaint. It is an observation, with some ideas. I’m not a citizen and so I accept that I should be considered with wary mistrust. But should ordinary Filipino citizens be mistrusted? One of the peculiar cross-cultural discoveries I’ve made since moving to the Philippines is coming to grips with how little … Continue reading
Poe Part II: Do Filipinos Grasp Freedom?
This is a brief follow-up on the prior blog. Four things fell into place as an aftermath of the discussion about Grace Poe’s parentage and I was hit upside the head with a startling discovery. Many Filipinos do not grasp the essence of freedom. They cannot conceptualize what freedom means. The four things that came … Continue reading
The Poe Files: A Little Matter of Parentage
I was perplexed the other day when, in a regular visit to Raissa Robles‘ fine blog, I got caught up in some kind of unspoken intrigue about Senator Grace Poe’s parentage. People there seemed to have some inside information they were trading in the backroom. I was blissfully ignorant about the matter. Well, the bliss … Continue reading
A Philippine Hero: Benigno Aquino III
It seems to me that it is time to stop referring to the President casually, as if he were our pal, an ordinary guy we demanded be our president because he was of good parentage and decent character. For me, it is now Mr. President, or the President, or Benigno Aquino III, or minimally Noynoy … Continue reading
The Middle Class Megaphone
We read often about the promise a more robust economic middle class brings to the Philippines. As the economy expands and more professional and managerial jobs come on-stream, we are seeing the emergence of a different style of worker, more traditional in the western sense, relying upon skills and productivity to command a decent salary. … Continue reading
