Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JoeAmThe Ignorance of Poverty
One of the problems faced by the Philippines is what I might call the ignorance of poverty. I don’t mean ignorance in a negative sense, and maybe there are better words for the condition that I am trying to characterized. Uninformed, perhaps. Uneducated. An innocent lack of exposure to other ways to behave. Lack of … Continue reading
Houses in the Sand
Most of us are confident of what we know and our ability to figure out what we don’t know. But it is astounding how much we act based on understandings that reside outside of our knowledge. It is astounding how much we live a lie, or at least a big bluff. It is astounding how … Continue reading
The Biggest Corruption of Them All
It is good to see the Philippine government working to protect women with the Reproductive Health and Divorce bills. Hopefully the Catholic Church won’t be allowed to pull the Philippines back into the Dark Ages. These are steps toward modernization and away from being a nation out of step with kindness and common sense. It’s … Continue reading
“Man Up, Philippines”
The tourist honchos offer up new slogans now and then to attempt to characterize the wonder and awe of Philippine beaches and other tourist destinations, such as they are, in a few crisp words. I wish to recommend a sparkling new slogan for the whole of the Philippines: “Man up, Philippines” This term derives from … Continue reading
The Incidental Tourist
That’s me. I’ve lost my bus ticket, so I guess I’ll just stick around and see what is happening hereabouts. I see that Moody’s has upped the investment rating of the Philippines. This is a good thing, but it is important to read the Moody’s report deeper than the headline. Moody’s attributes the improvement to … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 