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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History from the Front End: President Aquino
Let’s look at history from the front end, where we are today, and mull over a few things. It was enlightening and uplifting to me to see the Senators lay out their cases during the impeachment trial of ex-Chief Justice Corona. First of all, the senators are generally young politicians. Enrile is old, and three … Continue reading
Waving the White Flag of Subservience on Independence Day
It struck me today that the Philippines is not a bold nation in the sense that it flies majestically high on grand ideals. Oh, yes, I know Filipinos are bold, but more inclined toward a reckless kind of bold, like staging coups or shooting people or marching in the street. It is the kind of … Continue reading
Philippine Tribes and that Aquino Fellow
I remember as a kid going to my town’s “Harvest Festival”, generally held the last week of August, just before we packed off for a new school year, which in the U.S. starts in early September. The festival was great fun. They’d block off Main Street in town and the carnival people would come in … Continue reading
Where can I get a big-ass Chinese hat around here?
I muse about my disappearing act here. It is natural to want to explain why I took some time away from the keyboard. But I resist doing that and therein we have the subject of this blog. It is common to the human condition, and to Filipinos for sure, to want others to see us … Continue reading
JoeAm takes a pause . . .
Slight reconstruction underway. In the meantime . . . Aim high. Shoot straight. Read lots. Laugh well.
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