Authors
-
Wilfredo G. Villanueva
-
Cha Coronel Datu
-
Juana Pilipinas
-
Karl Garcia
- Between Magellan and Legazpi: The Forgotten Gap, the Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs, and Why the Philippines Became More Mexican Than Spanish
- Before Colonization: The Maritime, Networked, and Layered Foundations of the Philippines
- MIGRATION, REINTEGRATION, AND LABOR MOBILITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
- Why the Philippines Keeps Entering Global Value Chains Without Fully Climbing Them
-
giancarloangulo
-
Irineo B. R. Salazar
-
JPilipinas
-
karlgarcia
-
JoeAm
-
2016: Desperately seeking Ninoy
Kindly allow me to sneak in one final political commentary before I retreat to the seats way high up in the bleachers, back row, from which the foreigners can be seen, but their voices not heard. This one is rich with generalizations and speculations, all in the interest of provoking discussion, something the loquacious members … Continue reading
The Supreme Court Ruling on Enrile shames the Philippines
What are we to think when a man who, by all accounts, is too ill to be in jail can get released from custody and return to the senate as a hero. Never mind that evidence suggests he stole taxpayer money. He is held up as a hero. [See Inquirer: “Enrile returns to senate”] Well, I understand … Continue reading
Presidential Debate: Mar Roxas opening remarks
w By Popoy Del R. Cartanio This piece is like a skeleton key that can be delivered fittingly as opening remarks by any or all of the Presidential Wannabes except it will sound pricey and manufactured if the speaker is not of the caliber, the competence and integrity of Mar Roxas for whom the piece … Continue reading
Power, blogging and politics
By josephivo Introduction A blog can have two different objectives: present how interesting the writer is, his knowledge, wit, style . . . and/or share information and thoughts to convince others. Politics, too, can have two objectives: defensive, to strengthen oneself or one’s own party and/or offensive, to get decisions taken and achieve political … Continue reading
The 2016 election is about Philippine character, and China
I’ve come to understand that the Philippines is the center of the world. It is the pivot around which the fate of the planet revolves. Now you may pretend some false modesty and say, “Oh, Joe, you kidder you!” I’m not kidding. Consider the weather patterns. The Philippines wobbles between northern and southern, eastern and … Continue reading
Recent Comments
The Society of Honor by Joe America 