Four Villains Seek World Domination

Posted by JoeAm on October 16, 2013 · 21 Comments 

Okay, game lovers. We’ve got a good one going here. Big forces vying for world domination. Four of them. Super-villains. Immensely powerful. Far-reaching. Viciously determined. Slow motion horror. They are as different as the Riddler and Catwoman, Two Face and Doctor Doom, the Green Goblin and the Joker, Oggy and the Cockroaches. They have entirely … Continue reading →

Category China, Religion, USA/Americans

Wolves, Hyenas and Jackals at the Door: UNA’s Possible Strategies in the Run Up to 2016

Posted by JoeAm on October 14, 2013 · 21 Comments 

Guest Article by Andrew Lim The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)  is a political party that aims to gain power in 2016 and beyond. Just like most parties in the Philippine landscape, the partnership is based on political opportunism: join forces with those who have the resources, the crowd pull and the organization to obtain power.  … Continue reading →

Category Philippine Politics, Religion

The United Forum of the Faiths

Posted by JoeAm on September 13, 2013 · 17 Comments 

One of the enduring frictions of our time is the one between the Church and Caesar, or whatever authoritative body or person is ruling any particular nation. For sure it exists in the Philippines as the Goliath of all faiths, the Catholic Church, spars with secular leadership over matters such as HR law, divorce, and … Continue reading →

Category Religion

Does Catholicism Make Us More Tolerant of Corruption?

Posted by JoeAm on August 26, 2013 · 77 Comments 

Theories On Why Corruption Is Pervasive in our Catholic Dominated Society Guest Article by Andrew Lim As I write this, the Napoles scam grows more tentacles by the day, ensnaring much of the past Arroyo administration’s officials, (some of whom jumped ship to Pnoy’s Liberal Party in 2010) , local government executives and even the … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Religion

Hackers, Spammers and Priests

Posted by JoeAm on March 21, 2013 · 28 Comments 

I have always admired those who adhere to an “ideology”, for it reflects a discipline, a commitment, to an intellectual principle. Now, sometimes the whole effort goes wrong, as did the Soviet Union’s communist ideology. But still, it beats a chaotic system of no profound definition, like  . . . well, like that of the … Continue reading →

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