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JoeAmRising above Pork: What We Want for the Philippines
Sometimes we get consumed by incidents and lose perspective about the context. Like, we work on the trees and forget there is a forest. Let’s get grounded by rising above some of the incidents going on with regard to the pork scandal. To gain the rise we need, we shall climb into our helium balloon … Continue reading
Of Mines and Hyenas
I’ve killed a blog. It is pragmatism, though, not murder. This is its replacement, a two-fer dealing with two very different subjects. The King-king Mine I had started enthusiastically researching the King-king mining project outside of Davao, a huge, $2 billion dollar project to move mountains for copper, gold and silver. Rappler ran an article … Continue reading
Angry Maude: “What Kind of Asylum You Running Here?”
Guest Article by Maude Garrison My sweety is still on Palawan but I got so steamed that I had to tear myself away for a few days to compose myself. Well, as much as an erupting volcano can be composed. Jojo offered me the chance to release my frustration by writing this article, and I … Continue reading
Zamboanga Winners and Losers
Hard times shape character. The Zamboanga City uprising was a hard time. Losers The losers lost big. Here they are: The people who lost their lives and the families left with deep grief. Tragic. Deaths: 14 soldiers, 3 policemen, 12 civilians, and 103 rebels. The injured. 138 soldiers, 13 policemen, and 69 civilians. (Source: Inquirer, … Continue reading
Setting Goals: National Purpose #4
“What is a nation for?” We have a hierarchy: Family. Clan. City. Province. Region. Nation. If you think about it, a nation is nothing more than a very large family, usually living within a defined compound with walls called a boundary which are defended by armies instead of dogs. These are all communities that work … Continue reading
