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. We, the members and readers of the The Society of Honor blog We, the citizens and residents of the Philippines The Society of Honor has declined in readership due to four circumstances: Aging readership or people moving on with … Continue reading →

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

How to be smarter than other people

Posted by JoeAm on January 27, 2025 · 88 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America We are smarter than some, not as smart as others. In today’s environment we have special challenges. Bullies define smart as power, the ability to make others squirm or give up. Muscle smarts. Well, I personally think that is not actually smart because it casts pain upon others, it … Continue reading →

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

What lies ahead?

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on January 6, 2025 · 71 Comments 

2025 will be a difficult year for many countries. As this blog’s focus is the Philippines, the question is what to expect there for this year. Will any oppositionist enter the Senate after the term of Senator Risa Hontiveros ends? The trend of 2019 and 2022 is a warning. Likewise, will two more Tulfo brothers … Continue reading →

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Filipinos colonize Mars (a story in three parts: 2025, 2035 & 2045)

Posted by JoeAm on January 2, 2025 · 145 Comments 

By Lance Corporal X 2025 A blog about Filipinos going all in with Starlink surfaced in late 2024. It went viral. INC, then LDS, two churches, one from the Philippines and the other from USA, started offering free WiFi to the public via Starlink. Another church from Mindanao, KJC, hearing of its success also decided … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion, Technology/Internet

Social media, the disease, and we, the diseased

Posted by JoeAm on December 30, 2024 · 148 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I wrote the other day that social media is a disease and we are all sick. It is a global pandemic that is so severe that people don’t know they are sick. In the old days, prior to about 1985, we had three main inputs to our brains. What … Continue reading →

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