Pundits often liken the Philippine political landscape to a chessboard and now, it seems, the match has reached its endgame.

The Political Chess Game

Last week, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano made a bold (and to me, reckless) proposal: to hold snap elections in view of growing public anger over the widespread corruption not only in flood-control projects but, it seems, in the very fabric of government itself.

You want a clean slate? Let the people choose

"Ang prinsipyo ng transparency ay hindi selective. Hindi ito parang kurtina na pwede mong ibuka sa gitna at itago pa rin ang kalahati ng tanawin. Kung tunay na layunin ay ipakita ang integridad, dapat sabay-sabay at patas ang lahat."

Buksan lahat ang confidential funds

If you see your friends suddenly disappearing from your social media feed (as in they’re deactivating their accounts or did not post for long periods of time), we often tend to assume the worst.

Disconnecting

The unabated flow of billions of pesos in public funds to the rivers of corruption, which President BBM himself denounced last July, has shaken both the government and the private sector to smithereens.

Vince's vitriol a slur to animals

The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament has taken a bold step that the rest of the Philippines has avoided for nearly four decades: it passed an anti-political dynasty law, with implementing rules now in place. This is historic in a region where clan-based politics have been dominant for generations.

BARMM’s Anti-Dynasty Law: A Lesson for the Nation

Becoming a millionaire is not about luck, shortcuts, or grabbing other people’s money. It’s about consistent, disciplined effort, a strong mindset, and creating real value over time. Here are practical principles that ordinary people can apply without resorting to “get rich quick” schemes.

How to Become a Millionaire Without Stealing: Principles That Work

Veteran and award-winning actor Christopher de Leon headed the jury of the 2025 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival recently held at the cinemas of Shangri-La Plaza, Gateway and Ayala Malls.

Christopher de Leon heads Cinemalaya 21 jury; pays homage to auteur Mike de Leon

I remember that fateful day when I was still in government many years ago.. It was a  gathering for both the government and private sectors. I had a talk and mentioned that Eastern Visayas still suffers from so much poverty that the government still has a lot to do to save the situation from further deterioration. I thought I expressed it well because I cited statistics on the incidence of poverty.

Telling the half-truths has to stop

The results of his life work’s research may be challenged, but nobody can question Carl Sagan’s method of trying to arrive at the truth.  It is the height of scientific inquiry.

Carl Sagan, Guteza, and the truth

I AM BACK

Imagery

(Un)Common Sense

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

MARCHANISM MANIFESTO

Echoes of the South

Red tape and red flags

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