Three options for Philippine citizens

Posted by josephivo on April 12, 2015 · 188 Comments 

  by josephivo 1- INTRODUCTION Who to vote for? How to reduce the victim mentality and build confidence? Dynasties? A free and thriving Philippines? Important questions, but two higher questions should be answered first. Just as Lenin always asked ironically: “Freedom — yes, but for whom? To do what?”, we could ask “For what Filipinos? … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Rising from victimhood

Posted by JoeAm on April 5, 2015 · 224 Comments 

  By Pinoy in Europe For many centuries, Filipinos have seen themselves as victims. As part of colonial manipulation, the Spanish friars inculcated into a formerly warrior people a spirit of passivity and glorified victimhood similar to what they were not able to teach to people in Europe anymore, which had passed from the Middle … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Philippine Politics, Religion

How the Nacionalista Party can regain prominence in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on March 31, 2015 · 158 Comments 

The Nacionalista Party (NP) has not been at the forefront of Philippine government, in the executive office, for some time. Let us assume we are in NP President Manny Villar’s shoes. How would we develop a game plan? As we will see, it is a tad problematic. But before getting to that, let’s get some background … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Are anti-Aquino forces playing into the hands of China in the Mamasapano debacle?

Posted by JoeAm on March 24, 2015 · 286 Comments 

  By Yvonne Let me start by stating that I expected a public outcry on the Mamasapano debacle due to the unprecedented loss of lives among our PNP-SAF personnel who were on a mission to capture, or neutralize, high value terrorists. The chance to get three long-wanted, violent criminals in a single police operation was … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

20 ways to demean the Senate

Posted by JoeAm on March 21, 2015 · 252 Comments 

Each of 20 senators who signed the “Poe Report on Mamasapano” is complicit in attempts to deceive Filipino citizens. They have taken the public’s trust, in the name of fact finding, and twisted it for opportunistic reasons. Here’s what they agreed to: That the primary responsibility for the 44 SAF deaths should be placed on … Continue reading →

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