Hello, Hell. Thy name is Philippines.

Posted by JoeAm on February 28, 2018 · 117 Comments 

By Joe America We passed two historical milestones this past weekend: (1) another year afer the 1986 People Power rebellion with related pushback against a budding Duterte dictatorship, and (2) the first anniversary of the jailing of Senator De Lima. These celebrations, if one can celebrate achievement and cruelty as passages, good and bad, were … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Thinking Conundrums

Posted by edgar lores on February 23, 2018 · 245 Comments 

By Edgar Lores In a previous post, [1] I opined that there were 3 major defects in Filipino thinking: Erroneous reasoning Categorization Scoping By erroneous reasoning, I meant logic and thinking method. By categorization, I meant classifying a problem under the proper domain. By scoping, I meant defining the perimeters of the problem after one … Continue reading →

Category Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Did Harry Roque just cancel the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and US?

Posted by JoeAm on February 20, 2018 · 111 Comments 

By Joe America Did Harry Roque misspeak at today’s press conference when he said the Philippines would not help defend US forces if the US and China entered into armed conflict in the West Philippine Sea? Or did he misspeak when he said the Philippines abides by all its agreements with the US, including the … Continue reading →

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

“How do we get out of this mess?”

Posted by JoeAm on February 16, 2018 · 249 Comments 

By Joe America “Joe, as a keen observer of Philippine politics in particular and society in general, in your considered judgment, how do we get out of this mess???” That’s a tweet I received from ‘Martin’ a few days ago. Let me do my best to answer it, as it is perhaps a common question … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

A Meditative Interview with God for Ash Wednesday

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on February 14, 2018 · 273 Comments 

by Wilfredo G. Villanueva He wasn’t surprised to see me. He’s all-knowing after all. But I was. Didn’t know he lived a simple life. His place reminded me of the animal shed where the Son was born, in Bethlehem. But his face. His face shone like the sun, the moon and the stars. That I … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion