SEGURADO:  The certainties desired of Mar Roxas

Posted by JoeAm on August 11, 2015 · 113 Comments 

  By  Popoy  Del. R.  Cartanio Sidestepping the clichéd “Political promises are made to be broken”, one can risk pretentiousness and be presumptuous to postulate:  if A then B in series. If Mar Roxas becomes the President then its Tuwid na Daan in series. To be the A as a person, Mar Roxas, or PresMar, … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Crafting memes, hashtags, slogans and catchphrases for the 2016 elections

Posted by JoeAm on August 6, 2015 · 214 Comments 

  By Andrew Lim The political season has begun in earnest, and part of the fun is watching how competing sides create slogans, themes, memes and catchphrases to highlight a personal strength or a deficiency in their opponent. In addition, it re-frames arguments to suit your side. So as readers of a growing blog of … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Humor/Satire, Philippine Politics

Postscript to the 2015 SONA

Posted by JoeAm on August 4, 2015 · 334 Comments 

by Primer Pagunuran As a jump off point, PNoy criticized the earlier bureaucracy as a total wasteland and mired in corruption, as if it were. It then gave him license to refer to it as the case of the ‘Sick Man in Asia’. His convenient default position of the “Daang Matuwid” builds upon his fight … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

The beast in us . . . and presidential candidates

Posted by JoeAm on August 2, 2015 · 310 Comments 

If you are like me, you think you are an independent, autonomous being working his way through life the best way possible. You pretty much control things, get up, get out, get on with the day. Alas. In reality, we are not independent. Far from it. We are a part of a greater environment that shapes … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Philippine Politics

The Top 10 Blogs of the Society of Honor

Posted by JoeAm on July 31, 2015 · 136 Comments 

The Society of Honor has picked up a lot of new followers thanks to President Aquino’s mention of Joe America during his SONA speech, and thanks to the discussion that followed, and mentions by notables such as Buddy Gomez III. Given that some may wish to “brief up” on the work done here, and 800 blogs … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics