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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"Hey, Joe Am. what gives you the right . . ."
“. . . to judge us Filipinos when the U.S. is such a mess?” Ah, my. The alien-killer question. Well, for one thing, it is not a competition or a comparison. If my subject were the U.S., indeed I ‘d have plenty to criticize, especially the bitter and manipulative American political scene. I do get … Continue reading
One Nation, Under God, Absurd and Infinitely Divisible
Author’s Note: You may have read some of this before. What I’d ask that you keep in mind is how straightforward it can be to do what is good for the Philippines if the goal is simple yet profound.________ Philippine society has a split personality, one wholesome, fun-loving and family oriented, the other a pyramid … Continue reading
To Readers: "I double dog dare you!"
A reader had the following comment regarding my April blog about Filipino ego: “From my 3 year experience here in the Philippines, I completely agree with you. I’m surprised you were [not] flooded with hate mail. Because that always happens to me if I speak up about certain issues.” The ego article link is here. … Continue reading
Self-Centric Behavior and Filipino Face
This is not a new topic here. I’m just going to try cutting it a different way to get some clarity on it. I’m going to be rudely blunt because tippy toeing gets us nowhere. TO: Juan dela Cruz, the Juan with a high school degree and a couple of years of college under the … Continue reading
Ben Kritz: The Alien Who Shoots Straight
The blogging community in the Philippines is both diverse and small, rather like Hollywood, where all kinds of movies get made but you keep seeing the same faces showing up on the giant screen. John Travolta, Eddie Murphy and Robin William all showed up in dresses at one time or another. The Filipino blogging community … Continue reading
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