All in the name of National Interest

Posted by JoeAm on April 9, 2021 · 258 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Karl Garcia We at Joe America’s blog write in the name of national interest. We earnestly ask ourselves, if things can be done differently, why are we not doing it? My MMT explorative series is a prime example. If we can convert our foreign loans to pesos and print all the money in the world then all … Continue reading →

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FUBAR*

Posted by JoeAm on April 7, 2021 · 20 Comments 

An interview by questionnaire with Prof. Sonny Trillanes By Wilfredo G. Villanueva  Wilfredo G. Villanueva (WGV): You’re active in socmed, particularly Facebook. Is this our platform or weapon of choice?  Prof. Sonny Trillanes (ST): Facebook is the primary platform available for me right now being in the private sector.  WGV: Will it reach our target … Continue reading →

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Filipino Identity Revisited

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on October 28, 2020 · 137 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Irineo B. R. Salazar June 8, 2008: Germany vs. Poland soccer game, 2:0. I watched how the two Polish-German strikers/forwards Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski seemed hesitant for long in the game against their old country. Finally, young Podolski scored a goal against Poland, which had once refused him on their … Continue reading →

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Virus trends in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on February 17, 2020 · 192 Comments 

By Joe America I’ve been following the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) daily reports on the virus out of China. Here’s the link. UPDATES ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) I can’t really ‘see’ the trend lines from the daily or interactive reports so I’ve crunched the data to give a trend line of admitted patients, discharges, … Continue reading →

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Tragedy of the Commons in the Philippines

Posted by chemrock on January 16, 2019 · 77 Comments 

By Chemrock Juan has a few cows which graze daily in the small field outside the village, together with scores of other cows that belong to fellow villagers. He makes a decent living from milk production. An opportunity came for Juan to double his herd. He knows nothing about optimum herd size, but he has … Continue reading →

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