Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
JPilipinas
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JoeAmA Twofer: Secrecy and Trust
Important job qualification standards: capability and performance. Not who you know. It seems unrelated, but first let’s look at secrecy in the Philippines, or the enduring need to hide private acts from government investigators. The U.S. Department of State has identified 66 nations as major drug laundering countries. The Philippines is one of the countries, … Continue reading
The Chief Justice: "Fried by Media"
Or “tried”, either works, as it is consistent with the pro-Corona complaints of late that the Chief Justice is being tried in the media instead of the courtroom. Ok, let’s dig into this a little. First of all, if the Chief Justice is being tried in the media, how come I am coming away with … Continue reading
Humanizing Animals, Animalizing Humans
I reported the other day that we got a dog. So for a week now, I and he have been bonding, master to animal. I’m sure he is a Filipino German Sheppard because he is rather stubborn about some things. Like if there is a “slipper” (sandal) in the neighborhood, he will chew it to … Continue reading
Responsibility! . . .Huh, wha dat?
Some words are hard to grab onto with the human brain. Like “esoteric”. The word is so fuzzy that it is like steam, impossible to hold onto. I was a mathematics major in college. I went down that track because in high school I was good at algebra, geometry and trigonometry and, yes, calculus. But … Continue reading
The Philippines: A Warmonger Nation
Many Filipinos have this idea that America is a warmongering nation, drawing its guns before thinking, going after oil or nation building. I happen to have a different perspective, that America enters wars to save other nations (Europe and Asia in WW II) and protect itself. It acquires no territory. It does free corrupt countries … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 