Top 12 Filipino Entertainers: The Criteria
Philippine’s number 1 entertainer? JoeAm is banned by law from having an opinion about election candidates. This is a recent discovery thrust by the Immigration Chief into Joe’s brain along with a blunt deportation threat. So half of Joe’s material is gone, poof. I mean, we all like down and dirty political mud slinging, piling … Continue reading
It’s Quieter in the Philippines
Excerpt from JoeAm’s Blog Scheduled Monday Is President Aquino an Idiot? “The defenders of this monstrosity of totalitarian intimidation have not a clue as to the grace and wisdom of Jose Rizal or Thomas Jefferson. They’ve gone to the best schools in the world, many in the United States. They have studied law and passed … Continue reading
Libel and Onion Skin
This is not a legal forum. It is just a guy full of opinions trying to figure out how the Philippines works. This whole episode about the libel provision of the Cybercrime Act is fascinating. Libel is one of those crimes that is extraordinarily difficult to prove because the prosecution must show intent to harm. … Continue reading
Sexual Predators, Bloggers and Senator Sotto
You da man! You da woman! You da Filipino who is clued in. Who be da most reviled man in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: It is not Puno. It’s not Enrile. It’s not even Trillanes. What entity of government be da least respected in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: this body passed … Continue reading
The Philippines Rams Headlong into the Internet
The internet is a wonderful but lawless land. It is open to all, regardless of age or ethnicity, religion, nationality, political party or moral persuasion. It is this latter quality, unrestrained moral persuasion, that makes the internet a lawless land. And the most powerful force on the planet for good. Who roams there? Identity thieves, … Continue reading