Maritime Domain Awareness and Strategic Solutions for the South China Sea

The West Philippine Sea: (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)  Introduction President Ferdinand “PBBM” Marcos Jr. recently emphasized Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). In a previous article for the Society of Honor, titled “We are a Maritime Nation,” I aimed to underline our maritime heritage by exploring our rich maritime … Continue reading →

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Good people must be perfect or they are bad

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It’s a human condition, not a trait that only applies to Filipinos. Good people must be perfect or they are bad. Bad people don’t have to live up to that standard because people accept the flaws as a part of their character. So they are “good”. For millions, the … Continue reading →

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The Philippine Left needs to get strategic

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Philippine Left, which embraces everything from the communist warmongering extremes to the moderate efforts of Senator Hontiveros, is a huge waste of energy. So many street protests, so little traction. So many outdated slogans tearing down, so few ideas building up. So fickle during … Continue reading →

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Organizing to win in 2028

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The decent candidates took a bath during last two Philippine elections. By decent, I mean honest, intelligent, patriotic, competent, and compassionate. Yellows and pinks and lefties. There are four huge barriers to success for decent people. I’ll address 5 in this article and deal with the others separately. Rody … Continue reading →

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Problem Solving the Philippines: Education facts

by Giancarlo Angulo I will try to up my involvement in writing about the Philippines. Before we can start to problem solve we have to first gather the facts. As a follow up to joe’s post As Ireneo routinely tells me that the people that should be most concerned are the people here like me, … Continue reading →

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