Gender roles, ethics, and you
By Joe America I have become so Filipinized that I watched the black dressed women at the Golden Globe Awards with some amazement. I felt that we . . . that is, the Philippine people . . . are just soooo, sooo far away from that kind of high-powered, organized righteousness that defends women against … Continue reading
“Wake up, Philippines”֫—Jozy
by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Human Rights Commissioner Chito Gascon and she belong to the same generation in the University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action (UPSCA) when they were students. She’s the first female student to be accepted into a difficult quota course for her undergrad; finished academic units for a master’s degree at the … Continue reading
Give me liberty, or give me death!
By chemrock There is no use pretending anymore. Democracy in the Philippines is as dead as the dodo bird. For quite a spell, democracy has been like Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall with his huge head threatening to flip over. In my previous comments in this blog, I held the view that Democracy rested … Continue reading
Ten-point plan for a first-world Philippines
By Joe America This is The Society of Honor’s ten-point plan that targets raising the Philippines to first-world status in 25 years. It is an imaginary set of steps that is imaginary only because today’s leaders appear to lack the will to implement it, or something like it: Stop the killings and excessive PNP force; restore due … Continue reading
Wise up, yellows. Rody is the people’s president!
Joe America President Duterte is the people’s president. The proof is in the pudding, where the pudding is his high survey ratings and all the notables and legislators lined up to support him. The President gives voice to millions and money to the rest. He gives voice to the powerless by rejecting the conventions that … Continue reading




