Tag: asian values

Duterte’s critics do not understand Asian culture and his approach to China

July 10, 2019July 13, 2019 Ilda 2 Comments

So-called political analyst Richard Heydarian drew a lot of criticism recently after publishing an article titled Duterte’s independent foreign policy that contained nothing but blank space. He was trying to prove that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is doing nothing to address the issues with China over disputed islands especially after the collision incident involving a…

Culture, Government

Asian Values, Filipino Values, Superior Values?

July 8, 2013July 10, 2013 ChinoF 25 Comments

In one of my earlier articles, “Is the solution to Filipino Dysfunction being more ‘UnFilipino,’” the discussion shifted to Asian Values and whether I was saying Filipino values were inferior – which was not my point. Perhaps I have not written the earlier article well enough and need to clarify my stance, with more references…

Culture

Showbiz government set to rule as Grace Poe and Erap Estrada take early leads in poll count

May 14, 2013 benign0 23 Comments

There’s really not much you can say about the outcome of the 2013 elections other than to invoke those famous last words: Told ya so. The proverbial pig is a lot bigger than its proverbial lips. So you may put as much lipstick as you want on said lips, and the fact will still remain…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society