Wilfredo G. Villanueva
Cha Coronel Datu
Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
giancarloangulo
Irineo B. R. Salazar
JPilipinas
karlgarcia
JoeAm
Functioning in Chaos
Do you find the world to be a chaotic, out of control place? Where every nut known to man is on the front page killing someone, running a bus down a hill, complaining about the president, rallying to protest, offending Malaysia, Taiwan or Hong Kong, warning us of the dreaded global warming, stealing Philippine shoals … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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