Believing in the Philippines

What do YOU want for the Philippines? I read a lot of commentary hereabouts, blogs and comment threads, investigative articles, opinion columns, and news reports shaded with a point of view. There is a strong current of anger to a lot of it, of cynical mistrust of Philippine leaders, of exasperation with Philippine society, and … Continue reading →

Filed under Blogging/Journalism, Economy, Education

The Philippine Luddite Mentality

I was roaming the Rappler conversation threads the other day and another visitor whipped a “pfft” on some people who are protesting the Philippine research work into genetically modified rice. He referred to them as “Luddites”. That sent me scurrying to my search button on the term “Luddite”, and this is what I got from … Continue reading →

Filed under Culture and Arts, Economy

Blog Fatigue

JoeAm has been blogging for three and a half years now.  This is his 625th blog. Hundreds of thousands of words, some good ideas, and a lot of silt over the Philippine dam of opinion mongering. (Brief Digression. Is an American living in the Philippines an “Am-Phil”?) Trends are noticeable. There are readers of blogs, … Continue reading →

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The Napoles Babble

Let me drop off this quick blog because my typewriter this morning just will not shut down. Word from Lorna Kapunan, the attorney for Janet Napoles, is that the alleged centerpoint for grand larceny of taxpayer money intended to help those in need, is that the jailbird Napoles is singing to herself. That is, talking … Continue reading →

Filed under Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics

Waging War against Nature: Battle Plan

I wrote a long and somewhat pedantic blog the other day entitled “The Philippines: The Most Dangerous Land on the Planet“. The article was essentially JoeAm talking out loud as he mulled the weak Philippine preparation and response to natural disasters. The article poked here and there, rambled a little, and began to crystallize some ideas … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government