The technocratic federated Republic of the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on December 4, 2014 · 4 Comments 

In this blog, I seek to develop a set of understandings about how the Philippines works as a nation. Is there a way to improve the productivity of the Philippines? The blog is another case of JoeAm thinking out loud, and writing about it. A puzzlement: what kind of government is best? One puzzlement for me has … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

The connected Filipino; running naked in the forest

Posted by JoeAm on November 25, 2014 · 64 Comments 

I wonder what it is like to be born into the world of computers and instant communication around the globe where dramatic photos can be uploaded to the world in the middle of a disaster or insults registered around the globe in 141 characters. Where relentless tapping of text messages is very likely evolving the shape … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Technology/Internet

Philippine Industries. Where are the jobs?

Posted by JoeAm on April 9, 2014 · 67 Comments 

Filipinos want to work but the jobs aren’t there. What’s to be done? This article is a bit of a diary. I’m writing as I discover things, so pardon me if there is a shift in direction here or there. . . It seems to me that to develop a model for job growth in the Philippines, it would … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Science Digress

Posted by JoeAm on September 18, 2013 · 20 Comments 

Science discoveries are coming down the pike fast and furious, in an adverbial sense. It is wise to digress briefly from our cross-cultural ruminations to digest some of the more remarkable findings and developments of our time. I mean, think about it, around the world, the best universities are pushing thousands of top science brains … Continue reading →

Category Technology/Internet

Snowden. Is the Issue Privacy or Trust?

Posted by JoeAm on August 8, 2013 · 50 Comments 

The Snowden affair seems to have little to do with the Philippines, other than give critics of the United States an issue to rally around. But it may be useful to reflect on the underlying issues because they may shade how we look at FOI or other acts of the Philippine government. The battleground in … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Technology/Internet