“O’ Rise Ye Land of Happy Fools”
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America This blog has always been for the Philippines. The basic distinction between here and elsewhere is a choice between building or whining. We choose to build. To build ideas. To build understandings. To build solutions to problems. As the principal writer here, I’m starting to focus on the 2028 … Continue reading
LEILA DE LIMA 2.0
Atty. Leila with her supporters before leaving RTC Muntinlupa Interview by Wilfredo Gatbonton Villanueva Did they just let out Leila de Lima as we know her, or am I interviewing an altogether new person brimming with poetic justice, an undying love of country, whipped up with a muted desire to make things right not only … Continue reading
THE OLD MAN AND DEMOCRACY
Caption: U.S. marines hoist the American flag on Mount Suribachi in a lull in fighting. By Wilfredo Gatbonton Villanueva U.S. President Joe Biden in his debate debacle with lying former President Donald Trump may have stuttered and appeared frail, but his conviction is intact as in Day One of his campaign for reelection. He was … Continue reading
Vico Sotto III is Old Enough to Be Senator in 2025
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I thought about entitling this article “Young Movers and Shakers in the Philippines” but I couldn’t really think of any, other than Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto III. The Philippines is led around by old people, in the main. Too many dynastic barons and snakes who couldn’t find food … Continue reading




