Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JoeAmAn Island Frame of Mind
Mainlanders who visit Hawaii for any length of time often develop a condition called “Island Fever”. It is rather like claustrophobia. The limits of the island impose limits on the spirit. The constraints are tangible, that stupid sand and all that stupid water beyond. Sure it is pretty. As are the tropical mountains draped in … Continue reading
Philippine Drug Mules
China has tried, convicted and sentenced to death a Filipino man. The crime, running drugs. President Aquino requested publicly that China grant mercy and withdraw the death penalty. He also sought to send Vice President Binay to China on a mission of mercy. China declined to receive the mission and informed the Philippines that the … Continue reading
Philippine Holidays
My thanks to Cocoy at propinoy.net for the following listing of Philippine holidays: January 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day January 23 (Monday) – Chinese New Year February 25 (Saturday) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary April 5 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday April 6 (Friday) – Good Friday April 9 (Monday) – Araw ng Kagitingan May 1 … Continue reading
My Cave, Your Cave
I awakened this morning to find myself in a cave. It is stuffy and airless and smoky in here. Someone was kind enough to leave behind torches jammed into oil jugs about head-high along the walls. That’s where the smoke is coming from, and a yellow, flickering, unstable light. The walls are rough. That is … Continue reading
The EU and the Philippines
I read the other day that the European Union is willing to assist the Philippines in resolving its dispute with China about territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea. The European Union holds the same view as the Philippines, that international law should determine national borders, and development in international waters should be cooperative, not … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 