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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Filipinos: A Certain Lack of Passion
It came to me the other day as I sat in the shade amongst the bamboo that dominate our back garden. Filipinos lack a certain passion. Now the immediate reaction from most Filipinos will be, ironically, passionate. “You dickhead, JoeAm, how can you say that about a country that overthrew its dictator decades ago, before … Continue reading
Knowledge, Skills, Discipline, Socialization
Why do we send our kids to school? Do you ever think about that? Do we send them to get them out of the house and out of our hair? Do we send them because everyone else does, and because, generally, we think school is a good thing? I ask these questions because if we … Continue reading
"The Philippine dream is . . ."
Most arguments for opening the Philippines up to foreigners is for direct economic gain, that is, for foreigners to bring their money here to buy businesses and land. Let me first give one analytical perspective on this. Then another that I could suppress for the thin of skin, but will not. The Analytical Perspective As … Continue reading
Iraq, the VFA and Senator Santiago
A few years ago when a Filipina named Nicole lived on the front pages of all the newspapers in the Philippines and occupied the lead story in relentless television coverage about her bad night on the town, a great many people attacked the US, its motives and its military manners. Her accused abuser, a young … Continue reading
Wall Street Virus
I see from this morning’s news clippings that the Wall Street protests have gone viral, speeding across the so-called civilized world faster than a cold in a school classroom. I thought for a time it would just go away. But it hasn’t because conditions are ripe for spread. The world’s economic body is ill, run-down, … Continue reading
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