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
- Before Colonization: The Maritime, Networked, and Layered Foundations of the Philippines
- MIGRATION, REINTEGRATION, AND LABOR MOBILITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
- Why the Philippines Keeps Entering Global Value Chains Without Fully Climbing Them
- We Are Not Starting From Scratch: A Note on Continuity, Constraint, and National Learning By Karl Garcia
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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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President Aquino: Ups and Downs
I’ve written in the past that President Aquino has the opportunity to be recorded in the history books as a superb president, a perfect combination of his mother’s good will and his father’s courage and determination. As a statistician, but not a gambler, I would put the odds at about 60 to 40 that his … Continue reading
Founding Mothers: 1987 Edition
Reader and eccentric Mariano Renato set the scene for this blog the other day: In the Philippines where I’ve been living here for the past 75 years, to this day, I DO NOT KNOW WHO THE FRAMERS OF PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS ARE, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, WHY THEY FRAMED THE CONSTITUTION THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN. … Continue reading
Libel and Onion Skin
This is not a legal forum. It is just a guy full of opinions trying to figure out how the Philippines works. This whole episode about the libel provision of the Cybercrime Act is fascinating. Libel is one of those crimes that is extraordinarily difficult to prove because the prosecution must show intent to harm. … Continue reading
Age and the Philippine Presidency
President Aquino, a man of no great ambition, was thrust into the Presidency of the Philippines by the death of his mother and his determination to do good originating from the courage and principles of his murdered father. He has achieved a remarkable remake of foundational values of Philippine governance. The remake is not set … Continue reading
Sexual Predators, Bloggers and Senator Sotto
You da man! You da woman! You da Filipino who is clued in. Who be da most reviled man in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: It is not Puno. It’s not Enrile. It’s not even Trillanes. What entity of government be da least respected in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: this body passed … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 