Awaken Dear Philippines

Sometimes I see hints that the Philippines is changing, that Filipinos are beginning to grasp the idea that they need not be so very subservient to authority figures who, to this point, do not have much to brag about in terms of Philippine competitiveness and reputation in the global community. This past week a Bloomberg … Continue reading

The New JoeAm: Fact Based fo Sho . . . on the JBC

I get challenged relentlessly for more facts. I whip out my most profound conceptual arguments or literary gems, and it does not satisfy these people. They want the details. The evidence. The proof. It is a Philippine condition, this obsession with details over construct, but what’s a guy to do? It is exhausting to swim … Continue reading

Abe Lincoln Appointed Chief Justice of Philippines!

. . . through a flick in the warp of time, the news headline you may have missed  . . . from the Palace in Manila . . . ABE LINCOLN APPOINTED CHIEF JUSTICE BY PRESIDENT ARROYO! Here is a transcript of Mr. Lincoln’s acceptance statement: MR. LINCOLN: Mrs. President, Your Excellency, I am greatly … Continue reading

Nonoying and Other Good Jokes

Well, I see today that Noynoying has gone viral. The three photos I reproduce here were published at globalvoicesonline.org. I think the Aquino Administration threw fire on the fad by hustling up photos of the President hard at work. I’m amused by the whole thing. The lesson I draw from it is that the Filipino … Continue reading

Lazy Brains

Another commenter on a different blog site said I had a “lazy brain”, mainly because I did not upchuck back to him all the evidence in the Corona trial to justify my claim that he ought to be found guilty. That is an interesting charge. That I am lazy of mind. I rather think the … Continue reading