Allow me to get a bit candid here in my column space: I am more fearful than hopeful for our country’s future.

Hopes and fears

Although the South China Sea (SCS) maritime issue has lately been a passionate concern only for the United States and the Philippines---and in these countries only among the hawks, defense contractors and military-industrial complex businessmen and their brown Amboys and girls---the rest of Asean are pinning their hopes on the final drafting of a Code of Conduct on the SCS.

How not to hasten the Code of Conduct 

"Kapag inalis ang social media, para itong pagpatay sa liwanag sa isang silid na puno ng mga lihim. Bigla itong nagiging mas madaling lugar para sa katiwalian, dahil wala nang mabilis na daluyan ng impormasyon na maglalantad sa mga maling gawain. Ang transparency na ngayon ay nagmumula sa mga ordinaryong mamamayan...."

Kapag Wala ang Social Media: Mas Malala Ba ang Korapsyon?

At the moment, Asia’s Timeless Diva Dulce has recuperated from the heaviest blow on her health.

Asia’s Timeless Diva Dulce apologizes to fans

Another Philippine cinema icon has transitioned to the afterlife and the local show business is grieving anew.

Caridad Sanchez’s daughter remembers Rosa Rosal with fondness

The unmasking of the large-scale corruption in government is rocking the entire country. Many of us, just a few months ago, did not realize how widespread it is or the use of innovative strategies for making money from government funds, particularly those of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

Unmasking Corruption

From our perch here in Calumpang, we can see how whole industries and sectors---such as tourism--suffer by just one careless diplomatic faux pas or comment.

China-Japan tourism suffers as Manila resumes e-Visa

Even though Laguna province wasn’t as badly hit by supertyphoon “Uwan” as did other provinces in the Philippines, the storm was strong enough to strike worry and fear among us.

Never ever ‘downplay’ disasters

In Kamalayan, I’ve come to view life through a lens that blends the mystical with the deeply personal. It suggests that before we are born, our souls enter into a kind of contract - an agreement about which parents, especially our mother, and which siblings we will be born alongside in this particular world. This is not a rigid fate but a pre-arranged vibe or blueprint that our souls have consented to for this incarnation. When we finally open our eyes, we are granted free will, and with that freedom comes forgetfulness of the soul’s contract. It’s as if we inherit a map but live in fog, gradually uncovering the path we are meant to follow through the choices we make and the experiences we gather along the way.

The Kapatid Thread: Interconnectedness Beyond Religion and Nation

In September, 2025, the US military deployed its Typhon mid-range capability missile launcher system in Yamaguchi, Japan following joint military exercises with Japan.

US Typhons in Cagayan, Yamaguchi

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