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
- 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
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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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The Philippine’s Reach is Too Short to Grasp
My news feed pick up science articles. It has been an interesting week. A probe to Jupiter launched; it will take years to get there. Solar flares putting sensitive electronics like satellites and electricity grids at risk; activity will peak in 2013. Boeing showing off its private spaceship capable of ferrying seven people to the … Continue reading
"Well Jerk My Eyeballs Out with a Fork"
Have you ever had the experience of finding a long missing tool, gleefully picking it up, then tossing it in horror as a deadly black widow spider creeps out from underneath? Or opening a box of candy to have a small lizard scramble out? Or reaching for a tomato and instead grabbing one of those … Continue reading
There Are No Jeepneys in the US of A
I came to the Philippines in 2005. It was a fluke of fate, a left turn out of Hong Kong rather than right. Before that I roamed the planet whenever I could afford it, which wasn’t often enough, but, hey, alimony does crimp one’s style. This ramblin’ started courtesy of Uncle Sam’s traveling circus, the … Continue reading
"The Road"
Okay, literary arts aficionados, here is one for those of you who aspire to be Buddhists of the mind and spirit: “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy, 2006, Random House, Inc. I have about 50 pages left in my re-read and I’ve had wild dreams every night since picking up the book again. There is something … Continue reading
State Sponsored Child Abuse
It is good to see the Philippine Government push social legislation such as the divorce, health and reproduction, and child abuse bills. It is the sign of a refined sense of caretaking that would appear to reside outside the vision of the Catholic Church. And an awareness that, on occasion, the State must insert itself … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 