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Papel ng Taongbayan
Sundalong Pilipinong tumutulong noong araw sa taongbayan ng VietnamKalalabas lang ng isang artikulo ni Joe America tungkol sa FOI. Tama siya. Kailangang maging responsable ang lahat. Huwag na parang...
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About Philippine Priorities
This is about a comment about Filipino priorities by Singaporean banker chempo at Joe America’s blog. It has made me seriously ask: what priorities does the Philippines have? To fight corruption? This...
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Revolution in Mind
is not what some think I have in mind. It is a revolution of the mind that I have in mind. It is what I think the Philippines needs. All other forms of revolution so far have failed. And will fail....
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Desisyon ng Sambayanan
Palapit ng palapit na ang eleksiyon. Magdedesiyson ang Pilipino. Hindi lang tungkol sa Presidente at VP, kundi tungkol sa Senado at Kongreso. Sa mga Gobernador at Mayor. Lahat ng level ng gobyerno...
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Panahon at Distansiya
Heto sana ang tema ko sa New Year. Di bali Chinese New Year ngayon. Anong ngayon? Hindi precise ang salitang ngayon. Ang maaring ibig sabihin nito ay ngayong taon, ngayong buwan, ngayong linggo,...
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Filipino Virtual Bayanihan
There has been something forming quietly, without being noticed too much by the usual suspects in blogs. I suspect we are a bit too self-centered sometimes. While we have been discussing, some people...
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General McArthur’s debacle
McArthur’s Role in the Philippines Debacle in 1942-3 by Bill in Oz In 1934 Quezon president elect of the new Commonwealth of the Philippines in Washington, asked Douglas McArthur if the islands could...
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Comparing three programs
Finally the programs are out: Roxas-Robredo, Poe and Duterte. I can compare them and older statements of Poe and Duterte that I already analyzed. My take on the three: Roxas is systematic and thorough...
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Philippine political maturity
How politically mature is the Philippines? Not very. Maybe I have lived abroad too long. Not that things are perfect over here. But I do see this: Philippine politics is highly personalistic. I do not...
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Pilipinas – Saan Patungo?
Quo Vadis Philippines ang una kong artikulo dito sa blog na ito. Latin ang titulo, Ingles ang nilalaman. Magmula sa Latin at Ingles, Pilipino naman ngayon. Limang modelo ng pamumuno ang nakikita ko sa...
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Beauty and Confidence
Confidently beautiful ang tumpak na description ni Miss Universe, Pia Alonso Wurtzbach, sa kanyang sarili. Napakaganda rin ng mahigit 7500 (heto ang link) na isla ng Pilipinas. Pero confident ba ang...
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General McArthur leaves
McArthur goes to Australia by Bill In Oz McArthur in his public communiques from Corregidor in January/February 1942 announced that he would stay at Corregidor in the Philippines and share the fate of...
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On Filipino factionalism
The extreme factionalism of the Philippines never ceases to wonder me. It is the worst among the pro-Marcos people, a lot among pro-Duterte people and a little bit among pro-Aquino people. The French...
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The Accidental nation
Bill in Oz has asked “is the Philippines is a nation or an empire”? James Fallows wrote about a damaged culture (link) in 1987. I think it is an accidental nation. Let us look at how it happened. And...
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Popular political participation
The recent Spanish general election (link) changed the political landscape. The new political party Podemos – meaning We Can (link) changed things. Spain was and sometimes still is a very traditional...
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Leadership as Service
is not yet rooted in the Philippines. A boss is usually expected to boss people around. If not he can be seen as weak. Señorismo among the urban upper class. Caciquismo among the provincial ruling...
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McArthur in Australia
McArthur in Australia 1942-44 By Bill In Oz Some Australian Background At the start of 1941 Australia was still a ‘dominion‘ within the British empire. One of 4 such British dominions at the time :...
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Prinsipyo ng Pilipino
Merong patawa tungkol kay Manny Pacquiao. Sabi daw ng Bible, huwag neighbor’s wife ang galawin. Tama naman, wala siyang ginalaw na asawa ng kapitbahay niya, at kadalasan dalaga naman. Pinaninindigan...
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The online Sambayanan
Sambayanan means nation but also connotes a collection of villages, bayan in Tagalog or banwa in Bikol and the Visayas. There is an online Filipino sambayanan very much like the Filipino nation in its...
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Thirty years ago
Marcos was ousted. Cory came in. The first President Filipinos called by first name. Nobody called President Marcos Ferdie. The glass was nearly empty then. There are those who today see the glass...
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