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JoeAmTo Readers: "I double dog dare you!"
A reader had the following comment regarding my April blog about Filipino ego: “From my 3 year experience here in the Philippines, I completely agree with you. I’m surprised you were [not] flooded with hate mail. Because that always happens to me if I speak up about certain issues.” The ego article link is here. … Continue reading
Self-Centric Behavior and Filipino Face
This is not a new topic here. I’m just going to try cutting it a different way to get some clarity on it. I’m going to be rudely blunt because tippy toeing gets us nowhere. TO: Juan dela Cruz, the Juan with a high school degree and a couple of years of college under the … Continue reading
Definitive Answer: Why Doesn’t the Philippines Change?
This enlightenment struck me right between the eyeballs the other day as I was busy on my school bus run driving my kid to his nursery school where he is learning to speak English and sing Bible songs and ignore his teachers. Like he ignores everyone hereabouts, except his American father who attaches discipline to … Continue reading
Fire in the Belly: "Filipinos for Filipinos"
Let us assume that most Filipinos accept that people in power have advantages. The powerful can appoint sons, daughters, wives and nephews to important government jobs, whether qualified or not. They can squeeze out a little cash from awards to favored contractors for the building of roads and bridges. Their position gets them cars, staff, … Continue reading
Social Drains on Economic Gains
Why does the Philippine economy persist in failing to generate enough wealth to cut into the nation’s deep poverty? It is not a monetary issue, this persistently laggard struggle. It has little to do with numbers. It is social. It is the people infrastructure that relentlessly sucks the life from wealth-building. “Hey, Joe! Whatchu drivin’ … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 