The Portuguese and other ghosts in the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America My household is in near crisis mode, and it’s hilarious. My wife is convinced someone is stealing food from our refrigerator. Last week a zucchini squash disappeared. A few days later, an extra hard-boiled egg she stashed there went missing. “We have Portuguese!” she declared, meaning poltergeist. Well that … Continue reading →

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Philippine medical BPO hub, round 2

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Let me slip this article in between our regularly scheduled articles as it is a follow-up matter. I recently offered a proposal to establish a BPO program orchestrating medical services, housing, and visas for Americans in the Philippines. It got mixed reviews with the negatives being the long travel … Continue reading →

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I’m an American and I don’t trust the US

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Donald Trump betrayed Ukraine, Europe, and Americans by serving as Putin’s stooge, blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion, and declaring President Zelensky unpopular. How can the Philippines trust the US? I don’t, right now. Can the Philippines gain from its alliance with America? Yes, absolutely, but AFP would be foolish … Continue reading →

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How BPOs can create a medical industry in the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Department of Tourism sponsoring “medical tourism” by designating hospitals here and there to provide medical care to foreigners is a weak approach. Medical care is a need, not a sightseeing tour. The private sector can do it better. And the time to do it … Continue reading →

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Can Risa Hontiveros build a peoples’ coalition?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Senator Hontiveros will be leaving the Senate this year at the end of her second term. She is impeccably and uniquely qualified to build a unified peoples’ coalition. She is respected by the left, the right, and everybody but criminals, dynasts, and China’s spies. She almost single-handedly revealed the … Continue reading →

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