Of Mines and Hyenas

I’ve killed a blog. It is pragmatism, though, not murder. This is its replacement, a two-fer dealing with two very different subjects. The King-king Mine I had started enthusiastically researching the King-king mining project outside of Davao, a huge, $2 billion dollar project to move mountains for copper, gold and silver. Rappler ran an article … Continue reading →

Filed under Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

A Troll of the Highest Order

We need an official word for a person who visits blogs and offers up a comment. They are not the blogger, exactly. Although they often make a blog meaningful. I use the term “commenter” and it is so . . . . oh . . . . contrived and lacking in character. I’ll argue that … Continue reading →

Filed under Blogging/Journalism, Education

The Filipino Mirror Syndrome

If we look carefully, we can figure out how and why Americans and Filipinos differ in their values. That is the main theme of this blog. The exploration is aimed at sorting out differences in motive and style. It is always going to be patently unfair because there are always exceptions to the generalities I might … Continue reading →

Filed under Culture and Arts

Angry Maude: “What Kind of Asylum You Running Here?”

Guest Article by Maude Garrison My sweety is still on Palawan but I got so steamed that I had to tear myself away for a few days to compose myself. Well, as much as an erupting volcano can be composed. Jojo offered me the chance to release my frustration by writing this article, and I … Continue reading →

Filed under Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Zamboanga Winners and Losers

Hard times shape character. The Zamboanga City uprising was a hard time. Losers The losers lost big. Here they are: The people who lost their lives and the families left with deep grief.  Tragic. Deaths: 14 soldiers, 3 policemen, 12 civilians, and 103 rebels. The injured. 138 soldiers, 13 policemen, and 69 civilians. (Source: Inquirer, … Continue reading →

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