A government of convenience

By Joe America The open discussion during my holiday was wide-ranging and deep. I’d like to take an observation made there by Irineo B. R. Salazar and put it into play. I had made a comment about the Duterte Administration’s strategy in dealing with Japan and China and he remarked that there is no strategy. … Continue reading →

Dick Malay: The Rebel Finds Love

By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (First of Two Parts) (A dramatization based on a true story: Stones began raining on Sonny and the rest of the American kids as they were playing in JUSMAG—Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group—compound in Quezon City beside West Avenue in the summer of ‘52. They looked where the stones were coming … Continue reading →

Open discussion: It’s the economy always the economy.

By Joe America A facebook commentary by Coalition Against Darkness and Dictatorship – CADD provides a fascinating perspective on Duterte’s hastily scheduled trip to Japan. The concessions he has allegedly had to make strip him of his revolutionary ambitions, and even national martial law. It’s the economy, sportsfans, the economy. 1. Inflation up to 3.7%. 2. … Continue reading →

Bombay!

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Anong elemento sa kulturang Pilipino ang nag-udyok o nagbigay-daan sa konsepto na pwede si Rodrigo Roa Duterte na maging pangulo ng bayang Pilipinas? Tingnan natin kung makabibigay ako ng kaunting liwanag sa binuksan kong usapin na ito. Manumbalik tayo pansamantala sa panahon na naghahanap tayo ng papalit kay Pangulong Benigno S. … Continue reading →

To touch a dream

By Joe America It is easy to get caught up in the negativity of a government of the crass, by the crass, and for the crass. Mean-spirited men and women haunt the hallowed halls of government and our public space every day, offending our sense of decency and fairness. There is a way out. I … Continue reading →