The Philippines is a dangerous land; why the election is important to your kids

If you value your kids, you’ll read this article. About 2 1/2 years ago, I wrote one of this blog’s most popular articles, entitled “The Philippines: the most dangerous land on the planet“. A reader took me to task for giving foreigners a bad impression of the Philippines. Then, two weeks later, on November 7, 2013, … Continue reading →

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Why VP Binay can’t make the rest of the Philippines like Makati

This blog continues my dialogue with foreigners to explain why it is that the Philippines may elect a president who has poor character, values, or qualifications even as the nation is rising dramatically after decades of occupation and abuse. Why do the nation’s voters not see the progress and the promise and insist on “change”? Legalese: … Continue reading →

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I Choose to Believe in Mar Roxas

w By Wilfredo G. Villanueva (In Pilipino and English) Para sa mga maka-Mar, at hindi maka-Mar pero: hindi pa rin bilib maski kanino—pwede pang magbago ng isip, medyo nagugulumihanan na kay Duterte, nagtataka bakit ganun si Grace sa coco levy fund at kay Danding, ‘di na masikmura si Binay,  Alam ninyo? Pagbinabasa ko ang mga banat kay … Continue reading →

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Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: “Would you please explain the term ‘discipline’ as used by the Duterte/Cayetano campaign?”

Editor’s Desk Society of Honor w Dear Senator Alan Cayetano: I’m writing on behalf of Filipino voters who may be as confused as I am about things. I have a decent following here in the Philippines and may be able to help them understand what you and Mayor Duterte are proposing. I hear the campaign promise … Continue reading →

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‘Filipino’ is not a race

I have to give credit to Irineo B. R. Salazar for accomplishing a miracle. He spiked my interest about history. I’ve detested history since the eighth grade when I was required on exams to remember a lot of dates that had absolutely no relevance to a 13 year old boy who was migrating from games to girls. Come … Continue reading →

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