The Future of the Society of Honor

Posted by JoeAm on March 6, 2025 · 45 Comments 

By Joe America Those who read or comment here now and then recognize that The Society of Honor no longer gets the thousands of reads and active commentary that it once had. Times change, and with them, reading habits. I’m inclined to observe occasionally, “life’s a path, not a destination”. A few or us continue … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Education, Entertainment, Humor/Satire, Literature, Technology/Internet

A Philippine Defense Plan

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2025 · 71 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America One of my son’s passions is fighting. Well, not fisticuffs, he’s too intelligent for that. But making war. During breakfast, he pulls up this military campaign or that on You Tube. We watch and comment. We’ve followed Hannibal through Italy, pure genius, and Napoleon through Europe, his ego getting … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans

Philippine medical BPO hub, round 2

Posted by JoeAm on February 21, 2025 · 71 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Let me slip this article in between our regularly scheduled articles as it is a follow-up matter. I recently offered a proposal to establish a BPO program orchestrating medical services, housing, and visas for Americans in the Philippines. It got mixed reviews with the negatives being the long travel … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

How BPOs can create a medical industry in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on February 17, 2025 · 112 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Department of Tourism sponsoring “medical tourism” by designating hospitals here and there to provide medical care to foreigners is a weak approach. Medical care is a need, not a sightseeing tour. The private sector can do it better. And the time to do it … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans

We need Filipino intellectuals

Posted by JoeAm on February 3, 2025 · 103 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The “We” in that headline points at two distinct collectives. The Society of Honor has declined in readership due to four circumstances: The blog is more influential as a source of insight and direction if more people read and carry the ideas off elsewhere. That certainly is not necessary … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Literature, Technology/Internet