Are Pinks for real?
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America. In a draft of this article, I had penciled in the title “Are Pinks lazy or incompetent?” Well, that’s stupid enough. Pinks are neither lazy nor incompetent. They are the opposite. My question overlaid an unfair and inaccurate premise that Pinks had any charter before them other than to … Continue reading
Is Makabayan a lost cause?
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Let’s establish the issue here. I’ve proposed that the strongest political force for a richer, developing Philippines would be a joining of center-left (Akbayan) and liberal political groups (Yellows and Pinks) in a coalition that has the maturity not to demand things 100% their way. We talked about Makabayan, … Continue reading
The Philippines is going nowhere, but it doesn’t have to be that way
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America This is a progress report of sorts as I collect data and ideas about the Philippines as it heads toward a 2028 presidential election. It would be nice if the nation could have a breakthrough election that would move it toward modern ideas, accountability, and productive outputs rather than … Continue reading
VP Leni and VP Sara for 2028
Analysis and Opinion By Lance Corporal X The Meeting in Naga Former VP Leni Robredo and current VP Duterte met in Naga a few days ago. Their meeting is a sign of mutual respect. Not desperation , not gullibility. Sonny Trillanes is wrong. He’s trying to gatekeep. He’ll not win the presidency in 2028. But there’s … Continue reading
The Left can defeat the dynasties!!!
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America First we need to define the term “Left”. The Left is that part of the political spectrum that seeks more aggressive federal government intervention in the caretaking of citizens. The right is that part of the political spectrum that believes local governments, or private interests, should be empowered to … Continue reading




