Can an iron fist create unity?

Understanding President Duterte #5 We humankinds are always in the business of drawing lines here and there. Some are spacial or geographic, maybe consisting of 9 dashes across a sea. Or perhaps there is a red line somewhere west of Panatag Shoal of which China should be very, very aware. There are also lines in time, … Continue reading →

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Davao Economic Forum

I post the following information here because it is such a relief to see constructive ideas coming out attached to the incoming Duterte Administration. There has been too much posturing and emotionalism, too many wild and irresponsible statements . . . from a lot of people. The PH ought not do a National Trump, I … Continue reading →

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The rage of the bound

Understanding President Duterte #4: I was reading a review of a recently published book about the life of US President Abraham Lincoln (“New Bio Delivers a Full-Length Lincoln”; The Daily Beast). Lincoln is one of the most highly regarded presidents in US history, for his rise from poverty to his eloquence in office to his … Continue reading →

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President-Elect Duterte and Don Quixote

w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva For President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte Dear Sir: For now we are still equals, or you are not hard-to-reach anyway, because you haven’t assumed, so please indulge me. Don Quixote is mankind’s best novel, written by Miguel de Cervantes. It speaks of a world (Spain) that was in transition. Chivalry was about … Continue reading →

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Understanding President Duterte #3: The President’s Internet Army

By way of clarification, I am putting forth this series of articles on “Understanding President Duterte” NOT because I do understand him. But I am trying to. I’m trying to grasp all the intricacies of his methods. “I seek neither to praise nor bury Caesar, but to understand him.” Hopefully, readers will add their own … Continue reading →

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