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JoeAmPhilippine Holidays
My thanks to Cocoy at propinoy.net for the following listing of Philippine holidays: January 1 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day January 23 (Monday) – Chinese New Year February 25 (Saturday) – EDSA Revolution Anniversary April 5 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday April 6 (Friday) – Good Friday April 9 (Monday) – Araw ng Kagitingan May 1 … Continue reading
My Cave, Your Cave
I awakened this morning to find myself in a cave. It is stuffy and airless and smoky in here. Someone was kind enough to leave behind torches jammed into oil jugs about head-high along the walls. That’s where the smoke is coming from, and a yellow, flickering, unstable light. The walls are rough. That is … Continue reading
The EU and the Philippines
I read the other day that the European Union is willing to assist the Philippines in resolving its dispute with China about territorial rights in the West Philippine Sea. The European Union holds the same view as the Philippines, that international law should determine national borders, and development in international waters should be cooperative, not … Continue reading
The Judicial Bomb that Struck America in 2010
It is rare that we have the opportunity to watch the destruction of a nation in slow motion, and know the reason. Similar to the Philippines, the US Supreme Court has been stocked with political ideologues in regal disguise, much as some judges wear no pants under their robes. Most of the time, their renderings … Continue reading
Drones in the USA
Drones are in the news again. This time because non-military applications are rushing toward introduction. Several hundred civilian drones are deployed across the US in test situations. They are serving the police, to hunt down criminals, and for agribusiness, for spewing pesticides. The possible applications boggle the mind. They could be used to fly over … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 