Love to Survive

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on January 17, 2018 · 88 Comments 

by Wilfredo G. Villanueva (An Open Letter to our daughters, sons-in-law, future sons-in-law) We remember it well. One of you even peed in her pants. It was a horror house of scary dinosaurs. Jurassic Park was popular at that time, and you had reason to be afraid, besides you were 10, 9, 8 and 2 … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Nationalism, treason, complacency, and us

Posted by JoeAm on January 15, 2018 · 110 Comments 

By Joe America Nationalism fascinates me because I live in a nether world between the land of my birth and the land of my choice for raising a family and dying. Some Filipinos tell me to go back to America, some are quiet with their resentments that I intrude, some are kind with their thanks … Continue reading →

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

Gender roles, ethics, and you

Posted by JoeAm on January 10, 2018 · 68 Comments 

By Joe America I have become so Filipinized that I watched the black dressed women at the Golden Globe Awards with some amazement. I felt that we . . . that is, the Philippine people . . . are just soooo, sooo far away from that kind of high-powered, organized righteousness that defends women against … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Give me liberty, or give me death!

Posted by chemrock on January 5, 2018 · 185 Comments 

By chemrock There is no use pretending anymore. Democracy in the Philippines is as dead as the dodo bird. For quite a spell, democracy has been like Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall with his huge head threatening to flip over. In my previous comments in this blog, I held the view that Democracy rested … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Ten-point plan for a first-world Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 4, 2018 · 127 Comments 

By Joe America This is The Society of Honor’s ten-point plan that targets raising the Philippines to first-world status in 25 years. It is an imaginary set of steps that is imaginary only because today’s leaders appear to lack the will to implement it, or something like it: Stop the killings and excessive PNP force; restore due … Continue reading →

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