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JoeAmProstitution, Tourism and Prostitutes
Exhibit A Let me piece together a few case studies in lawyerly fashion as I establish the foundation for the argument I’m going to make later. The first case was a tragic fire in a small hotel in Olongapo, near Subic Town, that killed seven people, three of them Americans whom I fairly or unfairly … Continue reading
The Cybercrime Rules
I have attached a new section to my Policy and Terms in view of an apparent tightening of government authority on expression in the Philippines. This is reflected in the passage of cybercrime legislation now before the Supreme Court where it is being tested for adherence to Constitutional mandates. Included in the law is a … Continue reading
A Philippine Ethical Value: Subservience
I’ve developed this guiding principle of discovery as it pertains to an American living in the Philippines. It derives from the fact that, often, things don’t make sense. The principle: When behavior does not make sense, keep thinking about it, because it MUST make sense. Garcia JoeAm’s Confusion My early morning pondering the other day, … Continue reading
Angry Maude Does Libel
Guest Articleby Maude GarrisonYou blogger boys probably don’t know that I got very fine grades in English. We ladies are good with our words. I like to apply them now and then in a dry, business-like manner. Just to prove that being feminine does not mean we have to be frilly. Today I’ll write about … Continue reading
Senate Cybercrime Acts: On A War Footing against Freedom
“Unnecessary write-ups and comments have been made in the social networking systems with the public having in mind an imprecise concept of freedom of speech.” Senator Sotto, Senate Journal, January 24, 2012 Senate Attitude: “THE INTERNET IS EVIL!!!” Reader Baycas referred me to a document that pertains to the Cybercrime Bill and how it evolved in the Senate. … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 