COMMENTS ON THE LOW COST PHILIPPINE AIR LINE INDUSTRY

This piece aims to minimize the hysterics and focus on the structural economics of the low -cost airline industry and attempts to find a way forward for all stakeholders.

Filed under Uncategorized

Soledad’s Sisters

Soledad’s Sister Just read Butch Dalisay’s 2008 novel with the above title in its German translation, “Last Call Manila”, published this year. Soledad is the one making her last call, coming home from the Middle East with the identity of her sister Aurora – in a coffin. Even in translation (it also is available in … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Family/Parenting/Children

Time is a space and so is ambition

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America One of my more recent discoveries is the fiction writer Martin Cruz Smith. He is best known for “Gorky Park”, a murder mystery centered in Moscow. His protagonist is a very flawed yet likable detective, good cop, bad cop rolled into one. I’ve been binge reading the series that … Continue reading →

Filed under Uncategorized

MAN IN THE TIME OF DUTERTE, TRUMP, MARCOS

God has us in his sights. Zeroed. Marked with an “x.” Us meaning mankind in general, the Philippines and the United States in particular. Why? We’re in a meat grinder. We don’t see millions dying as in a Hollywood war movie, but there is something going on in our souls, a feeling of listlessness, perhaps, … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Uncategorized

Teves is in Yorba Linda California

I don’t actually know where Teves is. But if you listen to Filipinos talk at church or other social events abroad, there are usually plenty of rumors about where the current high-ranking politician or businessman that’s on the run is holed up. More importantly are rumors about where they have invested their dirty money, where … Continue reading →

Filed under Uncategorized