Senator Trillanes, Day 4. DID AFP officers over-reach?

Posted by JoeAm on September 7, 2018 · 205 Comments 

By JoeAm Dateline Philippines, September 7, 2018 I don’t know about you, but I was on edge all morning, running now and then to the television to see if the AFP had descended on the Senate to arrest Senator Trillanes. But nothing. At around 10:00, the Senator appeared for his daily press conference, exhausted from … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Impunity, Solicitor General Calida, and Senator Trillanes

Posted by JoeAm on September 5, 2018 · 117 Comments 

By JoeAm We normally think of impunity as a bad thing, something powerful government officials have. They operate with an overbearing sense of entitlement as they wang wang their way through town or set themselves up for commissions on another construction project or, in President Duterte’s case, do illegal acts such as inspire killings outside … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Yellow is not politics, it is a force

Posted by JoeAm on September 4, 2018 · 84 Comments 

By JoeAm There is a lot of confusion about “yellow” in the Philippines. Some people deny being yellow as if it were dengue. Many associate it with the Liberal Party, or liberal politics. Others associate it with the movement to protect Philippine democracy, civility, and human rights. It strikes me as amusing that the State/Marcos … Continue reading →

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

How Duterte’s ‘change’ brought gross incompetence to the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on September 3, 2018 · 86 Comments 

By JoeAm You can’t build competence on the back of deceit, bluster, and favors. What are the elements of competence? Competence requires objectivity and its brother transparency to correctly recognize, state, and size the issue at hand, whether it be the availability of rice or the best Supreme Court Chief Justice. Along with objectivity, competence requires … Continue reading →

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

How Rappler helped defeat Mar Roxas

Posted by JoeAm on August 31, 2018 · 213 Comments 

By JoeAm When you spend your whole life in one city, you live the values and speak the language of that city. When you live in one culture for your whole life, you live the values and speak the language of that culture. When you are a reporter in one culture all your life, you … Continue reading →

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