Are younger Filipinos seeing a Philippines greater than its greedy dynasties and empty populists?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Legislature election victories by principled liberals, notably Aquino, Pangilinan, De Lima, and Diokno, tell us three things. And the nation would be much better off. Evidently, when LP collapsed in 2016, it was but a blow, a pause, not a death knell. The VALUES persisted. Patriotism, compassion, productivity, and … Continue reading →

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Is Sara smarter than Yellows, Pinks, and Left put together?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Does Sara have campaign infrastructure for the presidency in 2028? Does she have visibility? Financing? Social media program? Policy platform? The answer is yes to each. Do the Yellows, Pinks, and/or Left have a campaign infrastructure? Visibility, none. Financing, none. Social media program, haphazard and voluntary. Policy platform, possibly … Continue reading →

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The fight over sex education in the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Filipinos are fighting over sex education. Teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease are problems in the Philippines. Conservative Catholics are horrified that anyone other than parents or priests might be talking about sex with kids. They are making up lies about a bill sponsored by Senator Hontiveros aimed at … Continue reading →

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Fast-tracking intelligence in the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is structurally opposed to intelligence. Schools are strapped for classrooms, quality teachers, quality courses, computers, and motivated students. Parents are stressed and not very helpful. Reading is a dying skill. Math is arithmetic. And even young adults cannot look see vote for quality leaders. Intelligence in the … Continue reading →

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“One small step for Filipinos”

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Recent discussions here at the blog cite the reality that the Philippine governmental process, and citizen reactions to it, range from dysfunctional to toxic. It is such a mess that it cannot be “cured” by simple masterstrokes. It is also true that things work better here than in the … Continue reading →

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