Authors
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Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Cha Coronel Datu
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Juana Pilipinas
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Karl Garcia
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giancarloangulo
- Problem Solving the Philippines: Idea Post. Can we stop and talk a while?
- Problem Solving the Philippines: The Outpatient Benefit the UHC Act Promised in Two Years
- Problem Solving the Philippines: Whose Money? The PhilHealth Reserve Rule, the Supreme Court and the Numbers
- Problem Solving the Philippines: The Study I Can’t Find, and the Rules Under the Universal Health Care Act
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JPilipinas
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karlgarcia
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JoeAm
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Have Filipinos sold their souls to family bloodlines? And Mr. Aquino?
“The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.” [General Douglas MacArthur] An Aquino family endorsement of Jejomar Binay for president, along with the Aquino sisters’ recent off hand remark that they could … Continue reading
Why President Aquino is right to push back against the Supreme Court
Context is everything. When we want to judge something accurately, we need to get the context right or we are likely to end up with the wrong judgment. I think that is broadly what has happened regarding President Aquino’s “push-back” against the Supreme Court on the Court’s DAP ruling. And his comments about a second … Continue reading
Why tying in with America makes sense
Why did the Philippines eject American bases from the Philippines in 1991? First and foremost, to preserve Philippine sovereignty. Here’s what happened as reported by the New York Times on December 28, 1991: American and Philippine officials reached tentative agreement last summer on a treaty that would have extended the lease on the naval base for at … Continue reading
Of wooden puppets, talking heads, and presidential candidates
One of my more enjoyable acquaintance-ships here on line is with a young man who blogs and comments under the title “brianitus“. For some reason our mutual disdain for convention and like for noodles puts us on the same wave length, bridging many decades of age-gap. His off-the-wall remarks cause my brain to expand and … Continue reading
Of second terms and judicial overreach
One would think that a constitution ought to be a stabilizing document, a force for clarity and reason and good behavior. But the Philippine Constitution is not. It is a tool vested interests manipulate to get their way. You see, that is the problem with adopting American style democratic constitutional processes in a nation has … Continue reading
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