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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Discussion Topic: Authoritarianism and the Stateless Society

Posted by JoeAm on April 22, 2013 · 54 Comments 

Your mission if you agree to accept it . . . The real JoeAm?   JoeAm will be on family vacation for two weeks, returning in early May. He drops off this blog as a voluntary mission for readers, ala “Mission Impossible”.    Here’s the framing: The Philippines is an authoritarian society. Interpersonal rivalries are … Continue reading →

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Dump American Democracy!

Posted by JoeAm on April 3, 2013 · 37 Comments 

The Palace, Waterside This is an exercise aimed at getting outside the box in thinking about government. It is strictly an academic exercise, not a proposal to overthrow the worthy established government of the Philippines. Indeed, it has about a snowball’s chance in Pinatubo of even being useful. So consider it fiction, Joe’s delusional ramblings, … Continue reading →

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