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
- Pre-Rizal Philippine Literature: Myths, Epics, and Early Chronicles
- 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
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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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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
When Obscenity is a Virtue
Those of you who comment on this blog site are doing your job exceptionally well. Thank you. You inspire good thinking. And you give me ideas for new article topics. This one will be a little difficult because I am going to deal with obscenity head on. If you would rather not have your values … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 