Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
giancarloangulo
Irineo B. R. Salazar
JPilipinas
karlgarcia
JoeAm
Simplifying the rat’s nest of land title holdings
Land ownership is difficult for tribes to get their minds around. Or socialists. The idea that an individual can claim a piece of property goes against the grain of free and open access and use of the land. How can a fisherman fish if someone claims the lake? How can a miner mine, or a … Continue reading
A message for those who did not experience Ferdinand Marcos and Benigno Aquino Jr.
w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva Dear Millennials, Thirty years! Time passes like a thief in the night, it steals everything including the best and the worst memories, but only if we allow it. I actually readied my .22 caliber air rifleālaughable but the only weapon we could have in our possession at that timeāfor the … Continue reading
Manny, sex, orange socks and parades
Manny I love Manny Pacquiao, as a boxer. I root for him even when he fights American boxers. He is always the good guy, skipping smiling and confident down the aisle and into the ring, the adoring crowd of Filipino fans raising the roof off the arena with cheers. His opponents are always serious, worried, … Continue reading
The science of civility and inclusion in the Philippines
At first I wrote “The art of civility and inclusion” because sometimes it seems like we are just winging it, going with the flow, living our lives in chaos and contempt for all the problems others give us. But I thinkĀ how we get along togetherĀ is a science, or should be. It is the science of … Continue reading
Juan’s Upon a Time
w By Cha Coronel Datu Once upon a time, in a kingdom ruled by an overstaying tyrant, there was a man named Juan who held the keys that could either set his master’s enemies free or lock them up with the Ā prospect of being tortured, raped or even murdered. Known as the Butcher of Martial … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 