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
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giancarloangulo
- Problem Solving the Philippines: The Study I Can’t Find, and the Rules Under the Universal Health Care Act
- Problem Solving the Philippines: What the Universal Health Care Act Promises, and Who Has to Deliver It
- The Philippines Is a Legal Hybrid: Does the Mix Cost Us the Rules of the Game?
- How a High School Economics Class Changed My View of Value in the World
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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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The Receipt as a Symbol of Philippine Authoritarianism
This topic is a bounce off my family’s recent trip to Hong Kong. Sometimes the smallest of acts reveals the largest of attributes. I’m tempted to call the attributes of which I speak “deficiencies” but will let you decide on that point. Indeed, I was originally going to entitle this article “The Receipt as a … Continue reading
Welcome to joeam.com
The Philippines is beautiful, eh? Dynamic. Yes, troubled in some respects. And on the move . . . The Philippines is the primary subject of this blog, along with cross-cultural issues that are pertinent to understanding the Philippines. Congratulations on finding your way to the new Society of Honor blog site. You have earned one … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Authoritarianism and the Stateless Society
Your mission if you agree to accept it . . . The real JoeAm? JoeAm will be on family vacation for two weeks, returning in early May. He drops off this blog as a voluntary mission for readers, ala “Mission Impossible”. Here’s the framing: The Philippines is an authoritarian society. Interpersonal rivalries are … Continue reading
Loose Ends
Let us take a quick fly across the news and catch up on a few loose ends. Anteater Jacket 22,000 Pounds Is a Lot of Anteaters The Chinese poaching vessel that ran around on Tubbataha Reef near where the US minesweeper was recently extracted carried 11 tons of dead anteaters. Those Chinese, boy, they are … Continue reading
Sympathy for the Boston Bomber?
Jose Mario de Vega I read a Get Real Post article that expresses sympathy with the Boston bomber. Well, not with the bomber’s act, exactly, but with the motive that is likely behind the bomber: bring down US imperialism. Here’s a link to the article. It’s by Jose Mario de Vega. The article begins with … Continue reading
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