Child Labor in the Philippines

CNN did an interesting article on child workers in the Philippines on May 1, Labor Day. The article cites the International Labor Organization’s estimate that there are 2.4 million child workers in the Philippines. Here is a link to the CNN article. This is consistent with what I’ve seen locally, where a child is not … Continue reading

Get Real Post Bans Joe America

A blog article by Arche on Get Real Post (“GRP”) suggested that President Aquino is dangerous because he is a part of a family that has had too much fame for too long. You can read the entire thread here: Get Real Post Article. Joe America engaged in the discussion and was, as a result, … Continue reading

I Got Them Down and Dirty Rice Pickin’ Filipino Blues

Culture is where you find it, and in the United States, there is a deep and rich legacy of black America originating in slave camps in the Southeastern states in the 1800’s, spreading across the nation in gospel songs, gathering in a few big cities where the guitar strummin’, banjo pickin’ masters of music, free … Continue reading

Rating President Aquino: Part II

In the first article that brainstormed a method for rating President Aquino, I proposed seven areas of job performance that can be scored and summed to reach a total score. Link to article. The job performance functions are: Presentation Global engagement Infrastructure Health and security Wealth building Social cohesion Timeline architecture In this article I’ll … Continue reading

A Brainstorming Blog: Scoring the President

I’ve been working on a way to counter the arguments of the 100 percenters, the people who believe that if you support President Aquino on one thing, you are a “yellow-tard” who follows the President around singing his praises. Or, the opposite. If you criticize him you are disloyal to the Philippines. I’ve found that … Continue reading