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: Whose Money? The PhilHealth Reserve Rule, the Supreme Court and the Numbers
- 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?
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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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Word Wars: Drone Blogging
I’d like to thank Angry Maude for taking up the cudgel the other day.[Cudgel: (noun) a short, thick stick used as a weapon.] I told her to just relax, we’ve been writing too much about the elections and the campaigns haven’t really started yet. But she explained, which is a euphemism for shouting in my … Continue reading
Of Emotion and Self Interest: Two Incidents
1,000 sq meters of reef destroyed One of the things I’ve learned is that Filipinos are emotional people and they have long memories. In terms of a prior blog, they store up a lot of “dissonance” from prior disagreeable moments and, given new cause, let anger rip. This can be seen in the emotional reaction … Continue reading
Prostitution, Tourism and Prostitutes
Exhibit A Let me piece together a few case studies in lawyerly fashion as I establish the foundation for the argument I’m going to make later. The first case was a tragic fire in a small hotel in Olongapo, near Subic Town, that killed seven people, three of them Americans whom I fairly or unfairly … Continue reading
Angry Maude Rants: The Surreal Philippines
Guest Article By Maude Garrison I must confess, dear readers, that this relentless study of Philippine ways and means from the vantage point of Western norms is becoming surreal. Jojo and I spend way too many meals discussing the cultural nuances of plunder. But I can’t get enough of it. Y’all do it different, and … Continue reading
Why China is a Real Threat
Chinese mob attacks Japanese car At the end of 2012, JoeAm identified four institutions that are interested in undermining the development of a modern Philippines. Here is a status report: The Anti Blog Sites are best ignored as they dissolve in the acids of their bitter view of the Philippines and Filipinos. The positive developments … Continue reading
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