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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End of Month Ramble
I like to ease up on the last day of the month. Take my rest. So kindly allow me a little gossip here. I understand the bumble bees are after newly appointed Chief Justice Sereno, digging digging into history and some of her problems. Well, we can always condemn people, after all there is not … Continue reading
One-Term Presidency
The U.S is engaged in a presidential election and we are almost half-way through President Aquino’s term. So we have a cross-cultural moment here, two different points of view on presidential term limits. The U.S. president has the opportunity to serve two four-year terms if he can get re-elected for the second term. The Philippine … Continue reading
The Anchor for Morality
Morality = manner, character, proper behavior. Joe Am doesn’t like statistics, but he’ll deal with the little rascals from time to time. “For simple replacement of the population to keep up with deaths, most people assume that the average family size should be 2 children, or perhaps 2.1 or 2.2 to make up for human … Continue reading
On Probation: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes A. Sereno
JoeAm has been running a series of articles focused on “A First Class Philippines”, working his way past the sensationalist media which tend to focus on flaws and the anti-thugs who relentlessly tear down the Philippines and anybody who objects to their obnoxious line. It is too early to rate newly appointed Chief Justice Maria … Continue reading
A First Class Philippines: Amando Tetangco, Jr.
What should we look for in selecting a responsible head of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines which stands as an institutional peer to the powerful Federal Reserve Bank in the United States? How about we look for a person like Amando Tetangco, Jr. , a first class governor? The … Continue reading
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