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
- The Philippines and the Seven Years’ War: An Indirect Colony in a Global Conflict
- 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
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giancarloangulo
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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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Two-Cow Thinking
During a recent trip through the mountains of Northern Leyte, I drove past some cows along the side of the road. My son got excited because seeing cows and horses is rather like big game hunting to him. Normally all that is there are dogs or kids or an occasional adult slogging along under this … Continue reading
Philippine Physics: Inertia Rules
The Philippines is a land deep and rich with history, custom, style and life. It renders the typical American suburb rather barren by comparison, shaded mundane by good order, wealth and mindless consumption. The Philippines is also conflicted, a stew of peoples who often do not see eye to eye. The rich and the disenfranchised, … Continue reading
Estop’s Fables: The Creatures and the Dinner Bell
Once upon a time, two bands of creatures arrived on an island. One band was known by scientists as Americano Erectus Whitus, the other Filipino Cheatus Amalgamatus. In modern terms, the first word of the scientific designation indicates the origin of the species by country, that is, America or Philippines. The second word is what … Continue reading
A New Model for Disaster Recovery: “The Lifeline Services Act”
It seems to me, now that I am a veteran of big winds, that the Philippines could benefit greatly by introducing a new model for responding to natural disasters. Such a new model would ideally adopt two changes in how disasters are handled. One, it would impose a military-style perspective and commitment that “this is … Continue reading
Most Dangerous Land: Exhibit A
To the guy at GMA News Online who got upset because I called the Philippines the most dangerous land on the planet, I herein present Exhibit A. If we are not prepared, on the ground, it is not because the technology is lacking. It is because the human mind is not properly focused. On the … Continue reading
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