Philippine democracy is looking surprisingly good

Posted by JoeAm on September 9, 2025 · 29 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The seismic shift of leadership in the Philippine Senate this week was stunning. The pro-China, pro-Duterte cabal was identified as destructive and yanked from power. Their abuses were offensive to the old-timers who prefer respect and tradition. The old timers gathered together those offended by Senate President Escudero and … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Governance, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The Philippines is absurd

Posted by JoeAm on September 4, 2025 · 37 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America When I was in college, “absurd” was a word the intellectuals would use. You know, the smart kids. It would often be accompanied by a reference to the great Czech author Franz Kafka who wrote big thick obtuse (barely understandable) German novels about the absurdities of life, and politics. … Continue reading →

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

It’s greed vs freedom in the Philippines, and greed won

Posted by JoeAm on September 1, 2025 · 45 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America This analysis is as simple as simple can be. The Duterte clan is aligned with China, not for social good or the economy, but for greed. They want to run scams like Pharmally, drugs, and smuggling through their crony pals and take some of the money. They want the … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Philippine government agencies can use AI to leapfrog past their incompetence!

Posted by JoeAm on August 28, 2025 · 87 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Corruption and incompetence are the foundations of the Philippine’s nagging third world condition. The rest of the world moves fast and rich to build modern economies, infrastructure, and citizen care. Irineo B. R. Salazar reminds us that even the best of nations have to make fundamental changes to keep … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Economy, Governance, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Will Xi play Trump like a banjo over the Philippines?

Posted by JoeAm on August 25, 2025 · 50 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America We have two freshly updated facts that we should attend to: Regarding point 1: The US now considers Ukraine to be the aggressor causing war with Russia, and peace can be achieved by the Ukraine ceding territory to Russia. It’s bizarre, I know, but Trump adores Putin, positively gushes, … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans