Let’s have that debate, folks

Posted by JoeAm on September 21, 2015 · 179 Comments 

w by Andrew Lim Grace Poe’s 20-point agenda, which she briefly discussed in her announcement to run for President in 2016 gave me an idea for something that has not been done here with much success. Either several of the candidates purposely avoid it, since they are incapable of handling it, revealing their inadeqacies, or they think too … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

The lion about to roar at Grace Poe: “Americans in the Palace!”

Posted by JoeAm on September 14, 2015 · 296 Comments 

It seems to me there is a train in motion and it has not yet reached the terminus, nor will it at the conclusion of the upcoming hearing on Senator Grace Poe’s eligibility to hold public office. There are three stations along the way, and we are only approaching number two. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Poems by Will, shots across the bow . . . and heart

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on September 9, 2015 · 189 Comments 

by Wilfredo G. Villanueva September 2015   Reptilian Eyes O, Philippines, beloved country, be afraid, be very afraid, the eyes have it, and they are mirrors to the soul, has he got one, a soul? or is he like the croc, moving and moving only, with stealth, with agenda sprung until it is about to … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Culture and Arts, Philippine Politics

Credit where credit is due: Aquino, Roxas and De Lima . . . Iglesia ni Cristo and the Cojuangcos

Posted by JoeAm on September 6, 2015 · 249 Comments 

There are two qualities in a President that I think are very important. One is a diplomatic skill, which I will sum up in the term “magnanimity”, and the other, steel-eyed control during stressful conditions. I was struck by how both qualities came into play during the recent Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) protest rally which threatened for a … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Are BOC and INC a crime syndicate? Why is Sen. Escudero so interested?

Posted by JoeAm on September 3, 2015 · 328 Comments 

. . . in collaboration with caliphman You know, when we don’t know the truth, but the fish are smelling funny and it is not Denmark, then we have to look around at the hints, the odors, the smoke, no matter how wispy. We need to align some sketchy evidence and make some deductions to … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics