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JoeAmFounding Mothers: 1987 Edition
Reader and eccentric Mariano Renato set the scene for this blog the other day: In the Philippines where I’ve been living here for the past 75 years, to this day, I DO NOT KNOW WHO THE FRAMERS OF PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS ARE, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, WHY THEY FRAMED THE CONSTITUTION THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN. … 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 Legislature is Busted
I think Angry Maude’s rant the other day got my blood boiling, too. The Philippine Legislature is busted. The floor of the House and Senate are rat-pits of acrimony and showmanship. And really horrible ethics and productivity. I’d recommend young people of the Philippines “duck and cover” rather than study the ways and means of … Continue reading
The Awakening Beast: Public Indignation (Angry Maude)
Guest Blog by: Angry Maude (Editor: The scheduled blog “How Filipino Personal Independence Undermines Community”will be delayed one day so that this guest article can be run on a timely basis.) I see that a lot of commentary has moved past Senator Sotto’s transgressions to the willingness of our so-called esteemed Senators to turn their … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 