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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"Bloviating Ignorami", the Game
George Will, respected conservative newspaper columnist in the United States, coined a descriptor the other day that will live in infamy. He called “The Donald”, that is, Donald Trump, U.S. real estate, gambling and entertainment tycoon, a “bloviating ignoramus”. Well, I have a reasonably large vocabulary, but the term “bloviating” was new to me. I … Continue reading
Arroyo, Santiago, Marcos, and Get Real Post
When I lived in the U.S., I would tune into C-Span, the television network that airs broadcasts of the Senate and House in action. It is a patriotic place of contention and argument, bias and posturing, facts and reason. Some days civil, most days down and dirty. The Supreme Court impeachment trial showed me something … Continue reading
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Do you know why I love the Philippines and Filipinos? Because they have character. They’re good, they’re bad, they’re ugly. Take the impeachment trial. Senator Enrile is a good guy. He holds the wisdom of the ages in his still brilliant legal mind. Sure it takes him some time to piece his sentences together, to … Continue reading
Down to the Wire
The impeachment trial is nearly over. No one is predicting a win except the defense and prosecution. Both predict a win, or at least are arguing vociferously right down to the wire. It is easy to see why acquittal is possible. The $2.4 million dollars and P80 million have been reasonably explained away by Mr. … Continue reading
Impeach Philip Squared!
This commentary is follow-on from the previous article about America’s failure to elect Jessica Sanchez as their idol. Jessica has become a Filipino idol and her loss in the American Idol competition was a crushing defeat for the Philippine Nation. Filipinos wept openly at the unfairness of it all. They place this heartbreaking loss right … Continue reading
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