The Philippines is absurd

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America When I was in college, “absurd” was a word the intellectuals would use. You know, the smart kids. It would often be accompanied by a reference to the great Czech author Franz Kafka who wrote big thick obtuse (barely understandable) German novels about the absurdities of life, and politics. … Continue reading →

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It’s greed vs freedom in the Philippines, and greed won

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America This analysis is as simple as simple can be. The Duterte clan is aligned with China, not for social good or the economy, but for greed. They want to run scams like Pharmally, drugs, and smuggling through their crony pals and take some of the money. They want the … Continue reading →

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Philippine government agencies can use AI to leapfrog past their incompetence!

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Corruption and incompetence are the foundations of the Philippine’s nagging third world condition. The rest of the world moves fast and rich to build modern economies, infrastructure, and citizen care. Irineo B. R. Salazar reminds us that even the best of nations have to make fundamental changes to keep … Continue reading →

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Will Xi play Trump like a banjo over the Philippines?

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America We have two freshly updated facts that we should attend to: Regarding point 1: The US now considers Ukraine to be the aggressor causing war with Russia, and peace can be achieved by the Ukraine ceding territory to Russia. It’s bizarre, I know, but Trump adores Putin, positively gushes, … Continue reading →

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President Marcos decided to be like Aquino instead of Duterte

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America President Marcos fooled me, for sure. I thought he’d be another Duterte, blatantly corrupt and tending toward dogmatic rule. Nope. President Marcos is running a steady ship. Rational policies. Build-up of alliances. On the hunt for foreign investments. Steady economy, one of the fastest growing in Asia. Working to … Continue reading →

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