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JoeAmSocial 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
History from the Front End: President Aquino
Let’s look at history from the front end, where we are today, and mull over a few things. It was enlightening and uplifting to me to see the Senators lay out their cases during the impeachment trial of ex-Chief Justice Corona. First of all, the senators are generally young politicians. Enrile is old, and three … Continue reading
Rating the President: Round IV
I’ve been working on a more rigorous way to evaluate President Aquino’s job performance. In the first article, I identified seven areas of responsibility: Presentation Global engagement Infrastructure Health and security Wealth building Social cohesion Timeline architecture In the second article and thethird article, I evaluated the first four areas of responsibility. In this write-up, … Continue reading
China and the Catholic Church
Make no mistake. I like the Catholic Church. I think priests and nuns are among the best people on the planet. They work hard and heartfelt to ease the troubles of people with lots of them. I like the grand cathedrals and local churches, and the spiritual rites, which I can succumb to like a … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 