Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
JPilipinas
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JoeAm"The Philippine dream is . . ."
Most arguments for opening the Philippines up to foreigners is for direct economic gain, that is, for foreigners to bring their money here to buy businesses and land. Let me first give one analytical perspective on this. Then another that I could suppress for the thin of skin, but will not. The Analytical Perspective As … Continue reading
Iraq, the VFA and Senator Santiago
A few years ago when a Filipina named Nicole lived on the front pages of all the newspapers in the Philippines and occupied the lead story in relentless television coverage about her bad night on the town, a great many people attacked the US, its motives and its military manners. Her accused abuser, a young … Continue reading
Wall Street Virus
I see from this morning’s news clippings that the Wall Street protests have gone viral, speeding across the so-called civilized world faster than a cold in a school classroom. I thought for a time it would just go away. But it hasn’t because conditions are ripe for spread. The world’s economic body is ill, run-down, … Continue reading
The Caveman and the Nanotubes
Once upon a time there was a man, a hairy man, who lived in a cave. The location of the cave is not know precisely, but scientists surmise that it was somewhere southeast of Des Moines, Iowa, in the good old US of A. This is known because the cave man’s bones have been found … Continue reading
Free the Philippines!
I am always surprised when some take my writings personally. Perhaps I have been deficient in making clear that I intend to comment on the social integrity of the Philippines, or lack there of. Not the integrity of Filipinos as individuals. There is a distinction between the character of the individual and the character of … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 