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
- 🛢️ The Oil Shock and the Plastic Reality: Why the Philippines Must Prepare for a Garbage Bag Shortage
- Maximalism and the 100-Percenter Problem: Lessons from U.S.–Iran Negotiations and Philippine Discourse
- Rozzano “Ruffy” Rufino Biazon: A Dedicated Public Servant
- The Abaya Family: Military, Politics, Technocracy, and Business
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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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Women in the Philippines
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I was surprised to read a report on gender equality recently that cited the Philippine global ranking on the 2024 SDG Gender Index at 70th among 139 nations. This is essentially a ranking on opportunity for women. The Philippines scored right smack in the middle. This low position surprised … Continue reading
Are Pinks a personality cult?
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I don’t think pinks are a personality cult. But it’s not up to me to decide. It’s up to pinks to decide and they can go either direction, personality or principle. Or they can dissolve and waste the tremendous amount of effort put into the “brand” by Leni and … Continue reading
The Philippines and the world
My mixed perspective when it comes to the Philippines and the world does show me that the relationship between the two can be strange. This is also visible in Philippine politics. Marcos Sr. was very eager to show a positive image of the Philippines to the world. Some Filipinos loved Duterte for thumbing his nose … Continue reading
You don’t need an anti-dynasty law to break the dynasties. Here’s how to do it.
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Power is like water, it flows downhill. The dynasties exercise it within their realms. The Dutertes run the Davao realm. The Espiñas run my Biliran realm. The Marcos clan is joined with the Romualdez clan. Even the Aquinos are dynastic. Barangay captains know where their bread is buttered. And … Continue reading
Problem Solving the Philippines (My Framework)
I do this to eat my share of humble pie so I would be more open to the plans of other people. I force myself to write something like this because this demonstrates something important to me. I cannot think about everything. We all have blind spots. We can learn from other people. Most of … Continue reading
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The Society of Honor by Joe America 