Maritime Domain Awareness and Strategic Solutions for the South China Sea

Posted by Karl Garcia on August 1, 2024 · 95 Comments 

The West Philippine Sea: (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)  Introduction President Ferdinand “PBBM” Marcos Jr. recently emphasized Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). In a previous article for the Society of Honor, titled “We are a Maritime Nation,” I aimed to underline our maritime heritage by exploring our rich maritime … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

The Philippine Left needs to get strategic

Posted by JoeAm on July 25, 2024 · 63 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Philippine Left, which embraces everything from the communist warmongering extremes to the moderate efforts of Senator Hontiveros, is a huge waste of energy. So many street protests, so little traction. So many outdated slogans tearing down, so few ideas building up. So fickle during … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

THE OLD MAN AND DEMOCRACY

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on July 4, 2024 · 119 Comments 

Caption: U.S. marines hoist the American flag on Mount Suribachi in a lull in fighting. By Wilfredo Gatbonton Villanueva U.S. President Joe Biden in his debate debacle with lying former President Donald Trump may have stuttered and appeared frail, but his conviction is intact as in Day One of his campaign for reelection. He was … Continue reading →

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Filipino populists are weak leaders

Posted by JoeAm on June 27, 2024 · 52 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is run by populists. The Senate is full of them. The President is one, a haunt of history elected by hook or crook. The former President is also one, “just one of us, rough and ready”. Even the House reps are populists, locally. Dynastic barons who easily … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

What if the US applied the Ukraine model to the Philippines?

Posted by JoeAm on December 23, 2022 · 2 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm I had an interesting crossing of tweets with Ambassador Locsin a few days ago in which he suggested the US give the Philippines some Patriot missile defense systems as they are giving to Ukraine. Well, I agreed, but figured that, since there are no incoming missiles here, the likelihood is … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans