The path to unity for President Marcos

Posted by JoeAm on September 20, 2022 · 247 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm I think the Marcos campaign call for unity was very effective. Now that he’s in office, though, he is more absorbed with practical matters like food, getting in foreign investments, and handling Rodriguez. Also, his definition of unity seems to be a loyalty obligation on citizens rather than an earned … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Education, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

How to get to competence in the Philippines?

Posted by JoeAm on September 16, 2022 · 205 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm This blog is different. Rather than providing answers, I’ll provide a question. Answers may or may not be found in the discussion section of the blog article. We’ll see. Executive Cabinet agencies in the Philippines are notoriously incompetent, even as every web site for these agencies touts their accomplishments. It’s … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Economy, Education, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

The what and how of doing things

Posted by JoeAm on August 23, 2022 · 267 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm The Philippines is putting together a 5.2 trillion peso budget for next year. Money is allocated here and there with education being the biggest chunk. Few would argue that improvement in education is sorely needed. That is the what of things. But how is the money to be spent? On … Continue reading →

Category Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

The Power of the Pink Pyramid

Posted by JoeAm on August 5, 2022 · 164 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm It strikes me that people over the age of 30 operate under two mistaken ideas. One is that information gets passed around the same as it did 15 years ago when newspapers were profitable and Tic Toc wasn’t even a glint in someone’s mind, and, second, that what we are … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Politics, Technology/Internet

How to build a nation when Earth is the enemy

Posted by JoeAm on April 25, 2022 · 230 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm The Philippines is notoriously reactive. I’m sometimes skeptical about whether the future tense is even taught in school. Nor is history, evidently, looking at the list of Presidential candidates. Filipinos live in the “now” I guess. I think that’s not the best idea. Earth has about had it with over-populating, … Continue reading →

Category Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet