Understanding President Duterte #1: Trial by NPA
The purpose of this writing is to think through a recent statement attributed to President Elect Duterte and to decide how to deal with a president who believes change requires a ruthless set of actions. In the end, I will ask readers to give their view on this rather complex matter. In referring to a … Continue reading
The battle for decency and dignity in the Philippines
We are seeing in the Philippines a trend that is universal, the movement of large groups of people toward extremism. This appears to be akin to what we see on on social media where easy, uninformed opinions are spouted as if they were clarion calls of virtue and defended to the point of insult or verbal violence. This … Continue reading
How can we find unity if we are not disciplined ‘all the way’?
I want to come back to a subject I wrote about before because I think we are seeing a general failure to communicate between the Administration Elect and a lot of Filipinos who hold specific values about how to treat one another. Their values seem to conflict with those of the new order. The now disenfranchised class are represented … Continue reading
Letting the wolf into the house
w By Chempo I swear by the hair on my chinny chin chin I’m gonna find a way to get in I’m gonna keep hanging around Till I huff and puff and pull your little house down …Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs. The President Elect has offered 4 top posts in … Continue reading
Building a Philippine Parliament and Federalism
w Poem and Article by Andy Ibay The Poem – C I R C L E I knelt before the wisdom of creation, knowing yet not doubting the purpose of it all. To come to life, nay, to decide to be re- born is to understand, agree and accept the reasons why all living … Continue reading




