by aberia.us
That only 50 Filipinos own 24 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product–according to research (the global wealth distribution profile is hardly different)–follows a trend that has been established for generations. By now, it should surprise no one to know why war and bloody conflicts, like mosquitoes, just won’t go
Background Like India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh, the Philippines is a major exporter of contract workers. Current estimates put the total number of Filipino immigrants, expats, and overseas contract workers at 12 million worldwide. There is a widely-held opinion that employers favor Filipinos over other nationals in the international labor
I have seen President Rodrigo Duterte perform in public long enough to think that he does not need advise from anyone, even from his trusted allies. This article/post is therefore not meant for the prince or his principality. It is meant for my friends who may have found some of
September 28, 1901 More than a hundred years ago, a bloody encounter between Filipinos (mostly farmers) and American troops erupted in Balangiga, Eastern Samar, Philippines, that shook America’s war rooms and exposed America’s imperialist designs. The incident may have been dismissed by both American and Philippine authorities as a forgettable
By “enemy” I mean the person or persons other than us who we feel or think are hurting us or, at the least, wishing us ill. Also, an enemy can refer to something bigger than persons, such as a whole nation or group of nations—which I hope to be able
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[Note: This is a repost of an article by Ingming Aberia–Admin] From mid-2003 to sometime in 2006, I was part of a team that facilitated community meetings in Balangiga, Eastern Samar. Ours was one of several teams working in poor municipalities selected by the Department of Social Welfare and Development