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JoeAmParsing Fitch
The critics of the Philippines ate another bite of hat the other day when the Fitch Rating Agency upgraded Philippine debt to investment grade. Discussion threads on the upgrade were again the habitat of the 100 percenters, broken down about 80/20, with 80% offering commendations and full credit to President Aquino, and 20% claiming all … Continue reading
The Speech President Aquino Cannot Give
Good evening my friends. It’s good to be Filipino, eh? I want to talk to you about our country. About our history and future. And about who we are as a nation. Lets start with the basics. We are an Asian country. Let’s make that clear. We are not European, although we are a playground … Continue reading
"Well Done Mr. President"
By now I’m sure you’ve read about the Philippines rising in the corruption rankings provided by Transparency International. And perhaps you’ve read the anti-propaganda diminishing the importance of the ratings. “They are just perceptions, and they are wrong!” “105th is still corrupt!” “President Aquino is a braggart, claiming this as his achievement.” You know, I … Continue reading
The Obey or Pay Industry
American Road Rules This is a proposal that will most assuredly add jobs and increase the wealth of the Philippines. I’m proposing the establishment of a new industry. Well, it’s an old industry, about as old as prostitution, but it is new in how we look at it in the matter.I have often been struck … Continue reading
Kim Henares, One Tough Chick
“One trillion smackeroos, Mr. President? Sure ‘nuf!” I find it amusing that in the manly Philippines, where men wear their macho stuff like fighting cocks doing the victory strut, women occupy three of the toughest jobs in the land: Ombudsman: Conchita Carpio-Morales Secretary of Justice: Leila de Lima Head of the Bureau of Internal Revenue … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 