May 9: The day millions of Filipinos will turn their backs on the altar
I have been doing a series of articles to explain to foreigners how it may come to pass that the Philippines will elect a president who could very well drag the nation back to backward. As popularly described, the dangerous candidates are a crook and liar, a womanizing killer with a dirt mouth, and a shallow … Continue reading
Why VP Binay can’t make the rest of the Philippines like Makati
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
I Choose to Believe in Mar Roxas
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
Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: “Would you please explain the term ‘discipline’ as used by the Duterte/Cayetano campaign?”
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
The rise of a Filipino rock star: the story the Philippine media missed
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




