Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JoeAmPhilippine Sports and Entertainment: Heroes, Networks, and Cultural Systems
By Karl Garcia Philippine sports and entertainment are often discussed nostalgically or emotionally, but viewed systematically, they reveal interconnected cultural ecosystems—where audience behavior, media incentives, infrastructure, politics, and economic conditions shape success, failure, and long-term patterns. Across decades, these systems produce repeatable outcomes: certain forms thrive, others fail, and structural dynamics govern the trajectory of … Continue reading
Power Over Rules: Navigating a Fragmented World
By Karl Garcia The global order has not collapsed—but it has quietly mutated into something far more ambiguous and, in many ways, more dangerous. Institutions still exist: the United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, climate regimes, security alliances, development banks, and multilateral forums. Summits are held, communiqués issued, resolutions passed, and treaties preserved. … Continue reading
When Power Stops Pretending
By Karl Garcia The world did not abandon the rules-based order overnight.It watched the strongest state in the system stop pretending it was bound by it. Long before talk of Venezuela, Panama, or Greenland, the signal was sent to America’s closest allies—and then to its strategic partners. Canada, the United States’ most reliable neighbor, was … Continue reading
Inter-island Bridges Are Not Always the Answer: Why Train Ferries Make More Sense for an Archipelago
By Karl Garcia Whenever congestion worsens and ferries back up, the instinctive solution is familiar: build a bridge. Fixed links promise permanence, speed, and economic integration. For island nations, they are often framed as symbols of progress. But in a storm-battered, earthquake-prone archipelago like the Philippines, bridges can also be symbols of fragility. Inter-island bridges … Continue reading
When No One Is in Charge: How the Philippines Confused Civilian Supremacy, Decentralization, and Governance
By Karl Garcia The Philippines does not suffer from a lack of laws, plans, or institutions. It suffers from something more corrosive and less visible: a system where no one is truly in charge, yet everyone claims authority. The symptoms are familiar—non-integration, non-coordination, turf wars, ego, pride, and impunity. Each agency guards its mandate. Each … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 