Authors
-
Wilfredo G. Villanueva
-
Cha Coronel Datu
-
Juana Pilipinas
-
Karl Garcia
- Why Mexico Did Not Continue the Galleon Trade After Independence
- The Philippines and the Seven Years’ War: An Indirect Colony in a Global Conflict
- 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
-
giancarloangulo
-
Irineo B. R. Salazar
-
JPilipinas
-
karlgarcia
-
JoeAm
-
The Philippines on a Scale of 1 to 10
A westerner’s view of the Philippines, based on overall attributes in each category, with a 10 rating being the best possible: Philippine Ferry Operations: 2 President Aquino: 7 Catholic Church: 4 Philippine Education: 5 Tourism: 3 Customs: 2 Philippine Airlines: 5 Manila: 3 Clark/Subic: 7 Philippine Physical Beauty: 8 Sanitation: 2 Domestic water: 4 Electricity: … Continue reading
The Manhood Chronicle
As I pen these blogs, I sometimes find that they leave a residual intellectual after taste. That is, one idea leads to another. I had such a lingering thought the other day. I had published a blog in the morning about institutions having human traits. In that context, I made the following remark: He [President … Continue reading
Sending Philippine Schools to the Moon
Students of Philippine public schools are being given a rotten deal. They are not allowed to be all that they can be. How can parents stand for it, knowing that their child will not be given the education needed to be successful in a competitive global economy? That the child will never be all that … Continue reading
"My Baby Has Warts"
I have this tendency to humanize institutions. For example, I view Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation as an extension of his lascivious inclinations, where sex and dirt are more important than social awareness. His tabloids are world famous. Bohemians everywhere look up to the old curmudgeon. Him and Hugh Hefner. Even the conservative Fox News thrives … Continue reading
Declaratives, Interrogatives and Dungballs
Book reviews and grammar lessons. Words mean a lot. A declarative is an expression of truth. Well, truth in the context that any statement is true unto itself. An interrogative is what Socrates used as a teaching method, or what GabbyD likes to render. It is a question. In English Grammar, “declaratives” and “interrogatives” are … Continue reading
Recent Comments
The Society of Honor by Joe America 