The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, Part 2

By Joe America The Philippine government is overpowering. Dogmatic. Controlling. Threatening. Using police as brutal agents of authority. Wielding a budget loosely, throwing billions at pet accounts like “intelligence funds”. Do you feel like you are faced off against the power of the law? The power of the gold? It is not the first time, … Continue reading →

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Open letter to DBS & Singapore ambassador

Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO-DBS Ms Kok Li Peng, Spore ambassador to Philippines Sir / Your excellency: You must be aware that President Duterte of Philippines had made allegations of corrupt accumulation of wealth by a Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and that the latter had stashed away those funds in many offshore bank accounts, including one … Continue reading →

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“Hanggang Hindi Ko Na Kayang Gawin”—CHR Chair Chito Gascon

Huling Bahagi ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Takipsilim. Abril ngayong taon. Tinip siya ng isang miyembro ng Night Crawlers, mga media men na nagpupuyat para isulat o kuhanan ng litrato ang latest kill sa War on Drugs. Kasama sa Night Crawlers si Raffy Lerma ng Philippine Daily Inquirer. Si Raffy ang kumuha ng pagdadalamhati ni Jennilyn … Continue reading →

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Playing on a strong team

By Joe America Let’s talk man to man . . . and man to woman. I recently had debates with two social media friends who had critical words about Senator Trillanes. One said the Senator made a “hash” of the hearing in which he asked to see Paolo Duterte’s tattoo, and the other said he … Continue reading →

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Dumb journalism makes for a dumb nation

By Joe America I know I occasionally use big words because they just pop out of my typewriter, some of them after hiding there for years. It is quite amusing when one just emerges out of the dense fog of forgotten lore and is perfect for the line-up of thoughts being madly transcribed by my … Continue reading →

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