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
- Between Magellan and Legazpi: The Forgotten Gap, the Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs, and Why the Philippines Became More Mexican Than Spanish
- Before Colonization: The Maritime, Networked, and Layered Foundations of the Philippines
- MIGRATION, REINTEGRATION, AND LABOR MOBILITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
- Why the Philippines Keeps Entering Global Value Chains Without Fully Climbing Them
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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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A First Class Philippines: The Honorable Albert F. del Rosario
While hysterians such as ellentordesillasare casting their dark and contentious shadow across the Philippines by declaring President Aquino “treasonous” for suggesting the Philippines may ask the U.S. for fly-over assistance to monitor the contested areas of the West Philippine Sea, let me present the Philippines in a different light. As sophisticated, intelligent and capable. Now … Continue reading
Satisfaction . . . thanks . . .
Yesterday, I was reading the comments to the recent article: The “Bring ’em Back Act”. They were somehow very satisfying. Mature perspectives. Intelligent observations. People bringing new information to the table to supplement the original article. “Great!” I thought. And as I was basking in the satisfaction, jim-e-cricket popped in with this remark: Best discussion … Continue reading
Ellentordesillas: treasonous or hysterical?
I see that President Aquino is taking some flack for saying he may ask the U.S. for air coverage of the areas of the West Philippine Sea that are in conflict with China. The uber-nationalists are blaming him for giving up Philippine sovereignty to the U.S. The harshest view, surprisingly enough, comes from the usually … Continue reading
The "Bring ’em Back Act"
I wonder what is the truth of the matter. Do top Philippine leaders want to bring overseas workers back home, or is the revenue generated too valuable? Do leaders set aside the knowledge that citizens face broken homes, loneliness, and dangers of harassment and discrimination, or rape, so the Philippines can gain from the remittances … Continue reading
Muslim Mindanao = Hong Kong?
Did you know that the Moro state in Mindanao, once the province of Malaysian sultanates, long ago petitioned the United States to become a territory of America rather than a part of the Philippines? I did not. This and other fascinating tidbits of history are included in two MUST READ articles published on blogwatch.tv this … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 