JoeAm Upgrades Judiciary from Substandard to Encouraging

S&P and Moodys’ have nothing on us less economically endowed opinion mongers.  We, too, can distill a nation or a department down to one word. And it pleases me immensely to announce an upgrade in the rating for the Philippine Judiciary from “Substandard” to “Encouraging”. Frankly, I’ve been hard on the Judiciary of late. I … Continue reading →

Filed under Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Bee Fleet

I scrapped a blog by the same title. Sometimes warmongering gets a little old, a little tired. So let’s look at this as an economic initiative instead, eh? Why should the Philippines spend hundreds of millions of United States dollars buying a few huge ships that can, after all, only patrol a few places among … Continue reading →

Filed under Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense

It Isn’t Easy When Culture Supports Corruption

I need to be careful in this blog. The last thing I want to do is be an arrogant outsider who claims loudly “ya’all get a life, your whole culture is corrupt!” Indeed, American culture is going rapidly downhill given that political debates are rich with deceits and intent to injure. The well-being of the … Continue reading →

Filed under Crime/Corruption

What Are We to Make of Rappler?

Rappler is a fast-paced source for online news, commentary and entertainment. I don’t think it intends to be the kind of entertainment I find there, for I laugh a lot when I ought not. And sometimes the laughter is masking tears of pain. But  sometimes, I think it strives for real entertainment, too. Let me … Continue reading →

Filed under Blogging/Journalism

Does Catholicism Make Us More Tolerant of Corruption?

Theories On Why Corruption Is Pervasive in our Catholic Dominated Society Guest Article by Andrew Lim As I write this, the Napoles scam grows more tentacles by the day, ensnaring much of the past Arroyo administration’s officials, (some of whom jumped ship to Pnoy’s Liberal Party in 2010) , local government executives and even the … Continue reading →

Filed under Crime/Corruption, Philippine Government, Religion