How BPOs can create a medical industry in the Philippines

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Department of Tourism sponsoring “medical tourism” by designating hospitals here and there to provide medical care to foreigners is a weak approach. Medical care is a need, not a sightseeing tour. The private sector can do it better. And the time to do it … Continue reading →

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Can Risa Hontiveros build a peoples’ coalition?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Senator Hontiveros will be leaving the Senate this year at the end of her second term. She is impeccably and uniquely qualified to build a unified peoples’ coalition. She is respected by the left, the right, and everybody but criminals, dynasts, and China’s spies. She almost single-handedly revealed the … Continue reading →

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“Hey, I’m opposition, where’s my leader?”

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Well, there’s even a more basic question. If you have no leader, do you really have an opposition? The Philippines is so tribal. Can’t we all just get along? And find a leader? Here are the leaders as best as I can discern: The crush on Leni Robredo The … Continue reading →

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What does the Philippines dream of?

This is not about the Philippine dream, which probably doesn’t exist, even as the Philippines certainly dreams of many things, and one good way to see those dreams is through the stories that Filipinos like best. In the Philippines, a lot is felt more than thought. Intellectuals and reformist politicians often aren’t in touch with … Continue reading →

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We need Filipino intellectuals

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The “We” in that headline points at two distinct collectives. We, the members and readers of the The Society of Honor blog We, the citizens and residents of the Philippines The Society of Honor has declined in readership due to four circumstances: Aging readership or people moving on with … Continue reading →

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