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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JoeAm: The Anti Anti
Good Filipinos seem always to be pushing a rock up a mountain. Maybe the nation ought to be renamed the Republic of Sisyphus. King Sisyphus was a figure in Greek Mythology who was an oligarch for his time, ripping people off for wealth and consigning them to miserable lives. But he got in trouble when … Continue reading
Defending Sotto
It is my great pleasure to come to Senator Sotto’s rescue. Enough of this hypocritical browbeating and whipping of an esteemed public servant who is only working diligently for the best interests of the Philippines. So he copied Bobby Kennedy’s words, along with those other documented thefts of original thinking we’ve heard so much about. … Continue reading
Private Venturing Politics in the Philippines
I’m going to make a connection here and invite you to extend your thinking a bit to grasp it. And maybe extend your acts, too, if you have that kind of influence. The issue facing us is the fundamental ineffectiveness of Philippine democratic institutions and processes. There are three branches of government, supposedly co-equal. Here … Continue reading
Global Competitiveness: Cheer or Boo?
The World Economic Forum ranked the Philippines 65th among 144 nations in the 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report just released. This is up 10 points from the 75th ranking a year ago and up 22 places from the nation’s lowest ranking in 2009. Do you cheer the progress or boo the standing? Here’s how the Forum … Continue reading
The Legislature is Busted
I think Angry Maude’s rant the other day got my blood boiling, too. The Philippine Legislature is busted. The floor of the House and Senate are rat-pits of acrimony and showmanship. And really horrible ethics and productivity. I’d recommend young people of the Philippines “duck and cover” rather than study the ways and means of … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 