Who exactly is the Philippines defending against?

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm Color me confused. I don’t know who the Philippines is defending against. Setting global warming aside for now, there seem to be four main forces attacking the nation and her interests. I hope the fourth one wakes DepEd up.   Muslim terrorists Peace with domestic Muslims has been pursued by … Continue reading →

Filed under China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Foreign Affairs and Defense

The what and how of doing things

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm The Philippines is putting together a 5.2 trillion peso budget for next year. Money is allocated here and there with education being the biggest chunk. Few would argue that improvement in education is sorely needed. That is the what of things. But how is the money to be spent? On … Continue reading →

Filed under Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Amending the National Defense Act

Analysis and Opinion By Karl M. Garcia     The Vice President Elect and Concurrent Education Secretary wants to bring back ROTC and make it mandatory for Senior High School students. President Marcos reiterated this in his SONA. Now we have House Bill No 11 or the National Defense Act Bill refiled by four congressmen. The bill has a provision for Mandatory Military service with its registration … Continue reading →

Filed under Citizenship/Patriotism, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

The Power of the Pink Pyramid

Analysis and Opinion By JoeAm It strikes me that people over the age of 30 operate under two mistaken ideas. One is that information gets passed around the same as it did 15 years ago when newspapers were profitable and Tic Toc wasn’t even a glint in someone’s mind, and, second, that what we are … Continue reading →

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The Philippine Economy: Duterte Gives Marcos a Bed of Nails

Analysis and Opinion By Chemrock Congratulations to the newly-elected Philippines president Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) who will present his first State Of Nation Address on July 25. Will his ascendancy bring back the pomposity and ostentatious show in his father’s days when SONA brought out the politicians and guests to challenge the Hollywood Academy Award nights? … Continue reading →

Filed under Economy, Philippine Government