Takuza, Tagay at Kung Bakit May Tulog si Mar Roxas
w ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva (The Society of Honor blog was started and is managed by Joe America, an eponymous nom de guerre for an American man who has a love affair with the country. It is a group blog of Philippine matters and issues, sometimes written by Filipinos in-country or abroad but mostly by … Continue reading
The Chinese challenge
w By Irineo B. R. Salazar Just a few days ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague decided that it has jurisdiction over the filing of a case based on the UNCLOS by the Philippines in the matter of the islands known by different names in the sea known by different names: http://news.yahoo.com/hague-court-agrees-south-china-sea-row-172054472.html. … Continue reading
Opportunity, the energy untapped in the Philippines . . .
The Philippines today is driven by passion and a lot of it is misdirected as anger. Passion is an energy, a kind of motivational inspiration, not much different than electricity and it can be used to electrocute or empower. The Philippines is today more like a battery than a generator. The passions are deep and powerful … Continue reading
AlDub Love Defines the Country
w by Wilfredo G. Villanueva It’s a story that begs to be written. Again. It’s a story of every man, woman and child. Men and women were crying their hearts out in equal measure. The largest auditorium in the world with a seating capacity of 55,000 was filled to the uppermost seats, but hushed. All … Continue reading
Thinking critically vs critical thinking
Premise: Filipinos are experts at “thinking critically”, but they don’t do “critical thinking” all that well. I’m not making this up, so don’t go angry on me. It’s what Filipinos tell me and what the evidence before us shows. I’m going to elaborate on this to promote discussion. Call it critical thinking . . . Here are the differences between … Continue reading



