Curious case of Doc Iggy

By Gerald Baldivia Dr. Benigno (“Iggy”) Agbayani, Jr. was a well-regarded orthopedic surgeon who specialized in knee arthroscopy, other joint conditions, and sports medicine. On October 5, 2023, as he was serving out his last month and a half as a prisoner at the Manila City Jail, he suffered a heart attack and passed away, … Continue reading →

Automated Elections, Some Thoughts

FROM Guest post from someone who emailed the blog. I watched with a great deal of interest the recently released video (https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20230917/16205147/The-Truth-is-Out!-This-is-how-they.htm) which tries to expose election fraud in the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines and wish to respond. First, a little about myself. I’m an American with a long-term interest in Philippine politics. … Continue reading →

COMMENTS ON THE LOW COST PHILIPPINE AIR LINE INDUSTRY

This piece aims to minimize the hysterics and focus on the structural economics of the low -cost airline industry and attempts to find a way forward for all stakeholders.

Time is a space and so is ambition

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America One of my more recent discoveries is the fiction writer Martin Cruz Smith. He is best known for “Gorky Park”, a murder mystery centered in Moscow. His protagonist is a very flawed yet likable detective, good cop, bad cop rolled into one. I’ve been binge reading the series that … Continue reading →

MAN IN THE TIME OF DUTERTE, TRUMP, MARCOS

God has us in his sights. Zeroed. Marked with an “x.” Us meaning mankind in general, the Philippines and the United States in particular. Why? We’re in a meat grinder. We don’t see millions dying as in a Hollywood war movie, but there is something going on in our souls, a feeling of listlessness, perhaps, … Continue reading →