The Mamasapano hearings as a launch pad to the presidency

Posted by JoeAm on March 3, 2015 · 279 Comments 

It seems to me that the future president of the Philippines may have been in the hearing room during all or parts of the Senate’s five public Mamasapano hearings. I put Vice President Binay to the side because if the Philippines elects him, it is one gloriously uninformed and irresponsible nation. Let’s just consider him to … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

The real Mar Roxas: a kind, intelligent, earnest man

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2015 · 442 Comments 

We have been snookered by the tabloids once again. The sensationalist rags have relentlessly portrayed Mar Roxas as a goof, a man directing traffic in the rain or hauling bags of rice for the camera or doing a nose dive into the mud from a motorbike. A man totally out of the loop on the … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics

A primer on the organizers of the Aquino resign movement

Posted by JoeAm on February 24, 2015 · 212 Comments 

    By Andrew Lim We did a similar piece before on the DAP critics.  While several cast members are similar, there are some notorious additions. We also divine their motivations and add colorful descriptions. GROUP 1 –  Marxist-Leninist-Maoists. Inaccurately called by media as leftists, militants, or progressives for convenience, the Makabayan reps, the above … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Philippine Politics, Religion

Coup d’evil

Posted by JoeAm on February 19, 2015 · 206 Comments 

I have to confess, I have not watched any coups from the front row before. They are not an American tradition as the people there seem to prefer elections over shenanigans. I also have to confess that the coup that has washed across the Philippine tabloids threw me into one of those unending gales of mirth, wave after wave … Continue reading →

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

The Mathematics of Effective Governance

Posted by JoeAm on February 17, 2015 · 184 Comments 

by Ben Diskurso Hindsight is always clearer. I was in Grade 5 reviewing for a quarterly exam when Ninoy Aquino was assassinated at what is now known as NAIA 1.  What was to happen after that all culminated in the eventual overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos 3 years later. And then as one people, we ratified … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics