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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Jessica Sanchez and Racial Profiling
Congratulations to Jessica Sanchez on her marvelous achievement, beating 69,998 other contestants to reach the final stage at American Idol. One guy topped her in the wild and woolly 132 million vote final contest, and so let’s also extend our congratulations to Phillip Phillips. A lot of Filipinos are upset that Jessica Sanchez did not … Continue reading
Looking Through Bear Dung and Get Real Articles
A number of years ago, I was hiking up a wild mountain in Alaska with a naturalist who would not go anywhere without his bear gun. He was a realist naturalist, I suppose, and understood that the large creatures in that part of the woods would eat first and growl later. We came across a … Continue reading
Laughing in the Philippines
Filipinos have a sense of humor appropriate to their social condition. That would be earthy rather than nuanced. “Huh? Nice going, Crazy Joe, confusing us in the very first sentence.” By earthy, I mean Filipinos “get” sex jokes and ridicule because sex is very popular here and ridicule is an art. But take a stab … Continue reading
Independence of the Courts and Other Misunderstandings
I refrain from critiquing the impeachment hearing and testimony of Chief Justice Corona as I tend to have compassion for the emotionally challenged. But I’d like to comment on the complaint of court employees that the impeachment of the Chief Justice infringes on the independence of the judiciary. I’m not convinced court employees even understand … Continue reading
The Philippines Rams Headlong into the Internet
The internet is a wonderful but lawless land. It is open to all, regardless of age or ethnicity, religion, nationality, political party or moral persuasion. It is this latter quality, unrestrained moral persuasion, that makes the internet a lawless land. And the most powerful force on the planet for good. Who roams there? Identity thieves, … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 