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
- Why Mexico Did Not Continue the Galleon Trade After Independence
- 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
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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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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
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
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
Who Funds Bayan Muna?
When I think of political extremists in the Philippines I think of the left, NPA, Bayan Muna and the Communist Party of the Philippines. I don’t know if there is a right wing extremist group, per se. Readers may be able to enlighten me on that. Or perhaps the right presently occupies the seats of … Continue reading
The Philippines: The Most Dangerous Land on the Planet
Other lands are better at destruction with bombs and guns, but the Philippines occupies the most dangerous land. Indeed, the Philippines does battle with God. And He can smite awesomely. The Philippines ranks number one in the world for deaths caused by natural disasters. Last year, 2,360 people lost their lives in the Philippines due … Continue reading
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