There’s more to being an “epalitiko” than by having your name and your face plastered everywhere: on tarpaulins, inside government offices, on public vehicles and installations, and even on small, inconsequential items like medals or souvenirs.

If there's a will, there's an epal

The Office of the Ombudsman is marching again. But the question is, is this just another delaying tactic or a media hype that will result in nothing substantial?

When the House keeps crumbling down

The 8th Sinag Maynila Film Festival has recently ended.

Quo Vadis, Sinag Maynila Film Festival?

I have my own personal experience of the alliances and political parties that I participated in and supported (although juvenile and vicarious in my younger years) in November of 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1965 (and would have supported in November 1973 if Martial Law had not been declared and the 1935 Constitution had not been replaced by the 1973 rump “viva voche” Constitution.). The above included the “Magsaysay for President” Movement (MPM), the 1957 and 1965 PPP’s and the 1959 and 1961 Grand Alliances.

What Could Have Been if Cory…? (Third of a series)

The I AM Kamalayan Movement presents a vision of a consciousness revolution that aims to remake the world by starting with interior change. At its core lies a critique of three root illnesses - dishonesty, selfishness, and fear - that are said to inhabit individuals and nations alike. When these threads intertwine, they produce a web of social ills: divorce, crime, unemployment, recurrent depression, and war. The movement argues that any genuine path to peace - whether within a nation or between nations - must begin with spiritual recovery. Economic or political fixes, if they ignore these inner forces, remain incomplete and fragile.

When God Is Within: Rethinking Power, Politics, and Progress

Strait Din Ito ng UAE at Oman, Hindi Lang Iran

Kung titingnan ang mapa ng Strait of Hormuz, malinaw na hindi lang Iran ang may kinalaman dito. Sa hilagang bahagi ay ang Iran, ngunit sa timog ay naroroon ang Oman....lalo na ang Musandam Peninsula...at malapit din ang United Arab Emirates. Kaya hindi tama ang simpleng paniniwala na Iran lamang ang “may kontrol” sa strait.

Strait of Hormuz

Habang patuloy na kumukulo ang conflict sa West Asia kung saan nagpapatayan ang Israel, Estados Unidos at Iran, kasama na ang Hezbollah sa Lebanon, ang Hamas sa Gaza at ang Houthis sa Yemen, at habang patuloy na pinakukulo ng  Stratbase Institute at ng mga Tarriela, Brawner, Carpio, Pangilinan at Hontiveros ang isyu sa South China Sea, si Ambassador Jing Quan ay busy naman sa mga bagay na produktibo at positibo.

Masipag na ambassador si Jing Quan 

I’ve heard the line that the illiterate of the 21st century aren’t the people who can’t read or write, but those who can’t learn, unlearn, and relearn. At first glance, it sounds like a clever shake of the head at how fast the world moves. But when I sit with it, I feel its heartbeat. It isn’t about schooling or credentials. It’s about staying curious, about letting go of stubborn ideas when they don’t fit anymore, and about choosing to grow even when it’s uncomfortable.

Forget What You Know: Unlearning as the Only Real Progress

When Quezon Gov. Helen Tan made her seasonal visit to places and roads in her province that lead to the Bicol region, and then on to Samar and Leyte and then Mindanao, she was not surprised at the conditions of the roads.

Roads to perdition in Quezon

While the Philippines is desperately seeking all available solutions to the oil crisis, including President Bongbong Marcos’ move to repair our damaged relations with China in order to explore the idea of joint oil exploration in the South China Sea, and Mr. Ramon Ang’s successful purchase of 2.48 million barrels of crude oil from Russia, certain individuals are still pushing to drive a wedge between China and the Philippines.

Carpio, not the PHL, is ‘committing suicide’

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