Joey Salgado

November 27, 2023

Can You Hear the Drums, Rodrigo?

Duterte is a troublesome former president. His opinion of the President may have been tempered by the latter’s election (he once called Marcos Jr. a “spoiled child” and a “weak leader”), but he has not been shy about expressing displeasure at several policy reversals....

November 08, 2023

The Beatles’ “Now and Then:” Notes from a Boomer Fan

Some critics and reviewers have approached the song from a clinical standpoint. They don’t get it....

October 25, 2023

Filipino Americans, Music Trailblazers

The stories of The Rocky Fellers, Joe Bataan, Fanny, and Dakila are stories of short-lived triumphs in the face of discrimination and racial and gender stereotypes....

October 12, 2023

Rody’s Autumn

In the eyes of many, Duterte is a powerful man diminished. But it is a reality he chooses to deny...

October 09, 2023

Empathy and Picking Fights

In the face of public dissatisfaction, the President and the Vice President gave contrasting responses...

September 28, 2023

Smart Shaming at the Senate?

Lately, shaming government officials has become fashionable at the Upper Chamber...

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