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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Johnny and the Drama Triangle
Guest Article by Cha Coronel Datu “When we are young we do not look into mirrors. It is when we are old, concerned with our name, our legend, what our lives will mean to the future. We become vain with the names we own, our claims to have been the first eyes, the strongest army, … Continue reading
The Art of the Insult
A quirky gentleman by the name of Paul Conrad died a couple of years ago (September 4, 2010). The brouhaha about libel in the Philippines brings him to mind. Conrad lived 86 years. His name was legend in the United States, reflecting the power and popularity of a pen. A pen that was busy writing, … Continue reading
Philippine Patriotism: The Absence of Humility
I will write two blogs as follow-up to the article I wrote a few days ago entitled ” A Philippine Ethical Value: Subservience“. This one will deal with the absence of humility in Philippine-style democracy and a subsequent article will deal with aspects of living called “grace, wisdom and confidence”. I’ve often struggled to discern … Continue reading
New York, New York
Let me postpone the scheduled blog for one day to pop in this tribute to an amazing city. New York is one of the grand cities of the world. It ranks with London or Paris or Beijing or Moscow as a community of people that rises to stature as prominent as the nation in which … Continue reading
A Philippine Ethical Value: Subservience
I’ve developed this guiding principle of discovery as it pertains to an American living in the Philippines. It derives from the fact that, often, things don’t make sense. The principle: When behavior does not make sense, keep thinking about it, because it MUST make sense. Garcia JoeAm’s Confusion My early morning pondering the other day, … Continue reading
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