The only way for the Philippines is forward

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on July 17, 2025 · 138 Comments 

The Dalian trains are finally being put to use on the MRT-3 after ten years, having been kept from being used by pettiness. After two rants, I have something nicer to say about the Philippines. There are people there now who understand building on what is already there. Marcos Jr. following the 1987 Constitution, or … Continue reading →

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Creating Opportunities in the Philippines

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on October 3, 2024 · 158 Comments 

Joe wrote an article almost a decade ago describing opportunity as an energy untapped in the Philippines. Ambition is indeed a bad word for many Filipinos, somehow equating opportunity with opportunism. Some see OFWs who go abroad as modern “bayani,” somehow similar to warriors of precolonial Philippines who raided and traded, bringing home the bacon. … Continue reading →

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The Philippines and the world

Posted by Irineo B. R. Salazar on September 5, 2024 · 196 Comments 

My mixed perspective when it comes to the Philippines and the world does show me that the relationship between the two can be strange. This is also visible in Philippine politics. Marcos Sr. was very eager to show a positive image of the Philippines to the world. Some Filipinos loved Duterte for thumbing his nose … Continue reading →

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The Mettle of the Metal: First Class Mining in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on January 16, 2013 · 13 Comments 

“FIRST CLASS” DESIGNATION SUSPENDED: See comment thread for pertinent information.  01/20/2013  The First Class Philippines is not a place of rabid glow-eyed priests and ever-spinning drooling politicians or skinny, unhealthy kids crawling in the dirt. It is place of compassionate and reflective priests and leaders who put their jobs and the Philippines first and freshly … Continue reading →

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