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
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giancarloangulo
- Problem Solving the Philippines: Idea Post. Can we stop and talk a while?
- Problem Solving the Philippines: The Outpatient Benefit the UHC Act Promised in Two Years
- Problem Solving the Philippines: Whose Money? The PhilHealth Reserve Rule, the Supreme Court and the Numbers
- Problem Solving the Philippines: The Study I Can’t Find, and the Rules Under the Universal Health Care Act
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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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Splinters in the Eyeball
Let me ask you, if you were President, what would you do differently about corruption than President Aquino is doing? Okay, you might ask the House to hire better prosecuting attorneys, but would you let the Chief Justice continue leading the Judiciary? Let him represent the best of Philippine jurisprudence? Okay, you might have arrested … Continue reading
Walls Represent the Face of the Philippines
The Philippines is paid a visit by overseas dignitaries. The road from the airport passes by a slum shantytown. Walls are built to mask the slum from the road so that the dignitaries cannot see the horrible condition in which many Filipinos live. “We should pretty up our house when guests arrive” says a spokesman … Continue reading
Can a President be too popular?
Last week, I participated in a dust-up at Get Real Postthat resulted in my eviction from the site. This is a continuation of that discussion in a place where I won’t get thrown out for having a different view than the editor. The subject was the popularity of the Aquino/Cojuangco family. GRP writer Arche articulated … Continue reading
Child Labor in the Philippines
CNN did an interesting article on child workers in the Philippines on May 1, Labor Day. The article cites the International Labor Organization’s estimate that there are 2.4 million child workers in the Philippines. Here is a link to the CNN article. This is consistent with what I’ve seen locally, where a child is not … Continue reading
Get Real Post Bans Joe America
A blog article by Arche on Get Real Post (“GRP”) suggested that President Aquino is dangerous because he is a part of a family that has had too much fame for too long. You can read the entire thread here: Get Real Post Article. Joe America engaged in the discussion and was, as a result, … Continue reading
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