Why VP Binay can’t make the rest of the Philippines like Makati

Posted by JoeAm on April 7, 2016 · 196 Comments 

This blog continues my dialogue with foreigners to explain why it is that the Philippines may elect a president who has poor character, values, or qualifications even as the nation is rising dramatically after decades of occupation and abuse. Why do the nation’s voters not see the progress and the promise and insist on “change”? Legalese: … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Philippine Politics

I Choose to Believe in Mar Roxas

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on April 5, 2016 · 166 Comments 

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (In Pilipino and English) Para sa mga maka-Mar, at hindi maka-Mar pero: hindi pa rin bilib maski kanino—pwede pang magbago ng isip, medyo nagugulumihanan na kay Duterte, nagtataka bakit ganun si Grace sa coco levy fund at kay Danding, ‘di na masikmura si Binay,  Alam ninyo? Pagbinabasa ko ang mga banat kay … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: “Would you please explain the term ‘discipline’ as used by the Duterte/Cayetano campaign?”

Posted by JoeAm on April 4, 2016 · 287 Comments 

Editor’s Desk Society of Honor w Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: I’m writing on behalf of Filipino voters who may be as confused as I am about things. I have a decent following here in the Philippines and may be able to help them understand what you and Mayor Duterte are proposing. I hear the campaign promise … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

The rise of a Filipino rock star: the story the Philippine media missed

Posted by JoeAm on March 31, 2016 · 181 Comments 

I’m following the lead of Brian Poe today, advocating on behalf of my family, in this case my Filipino citizen son who loves Mar Roxas and detests VP Binay and Mayor Duterte and is not all that fond of Brian’s mother, either. My son feels badly for Senator Santiago even though he doesn’t get her jokes. Junior is only in … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

Brian Poe: “USA! USA! USA!”

Posted by JoeAm on March 30, 2016 · 217 Comments 

Okay, I’m fried. I herein claim a “Right to Reply“! I spend days at my computer sitting on my hands to keep them off the keyboard. I can’t tell you how many political articles I have not written and how many sharp-witted tweets I’ve refused to fire off because this is the official Philippine campaign period. … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans