Poe’s fake news hearing is dogs barking up the wrong tree

By Joe America The Senate hearing on fake news has two thrusts. One group wants to put a stop to government lies. The other wants to stop citizens from embarrassing senators. The first is important but the senators are going down the wrong path looking for a solution. They are going along with the second … Continue reading

Kontra Bulate

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Nakikita ko pa rin ang mabuting balita sa kabila ng masama. Ganun din ako kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Hindi naman talaga siya lang ang dapat sisihin sa mga kabulastugan, kahihiyan, kawalanghiyaan nitong mga nakalipas na labing-limang buwan. Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw, ‘di ba, na suportado siya ng tao? Siguro … Continue reading

The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, Part 2

By Joe America The Philippine government is overpowering. Dogmatic. Controlling. Threatening. Using police as brutal agents of authority. Wielding a budget loosely, throwing billions at pet accounts like “intelligence funds”. Do you feel like you are faced off against the power of the law? The power of the gold? It is not the first time, … Continue reading

Open letter to DBS & Singapore ambassador

Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO-DBS Ms Kok Li Peng, Spore ambassador to Philippines Sir / Your excellency: You must be aware that President Duterte of Philippines had made allegations of corrupt accumulation of wealth by a Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and that the latter had stashed away those funds in many offshore bank accounts, including one … Continue reading

“Hanggang Hindi Ko Na Kayang Gawin”—CHR Chair Chito Gascon

Huling Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Takipsilim. Abril ngayong taon. Tinip siya ng isang miyembro ng Night Crawlers, mga media men na nagpupuyat para isulat o kuhanan ng litrato ang latest kill sa War on Drugs. Kasama sa Night Crawlers si Raffy Lerma ng Philippine Daily Inquirer. Si Raffy ang kumuha ng pagdadalamhati ni Jennilyn … Continue reading