It's heartening to know that in the recent two big-ticket festivals in our province (Puto Latik Festival in Binan City and Sampaguita Festival in San Pedro City), the organizers of the two festivals also made (re)discovering their cities' unique history a priority.

History at the local level

The Philippine political landscape has never been more disorienting — forces that once opposed each other now occupy the same side, and yesterday's opposition is today's majority. The political spectrum provides exactly what is needed: a map that shows not just where political leaders or parties stand, but whether they still stand for anything at all.

A Structural Shift: The Rightward Realignment of the Philippine Political Spectrum

In the past few weeks, Ms. Natasha Gutierrez has hosted several podcasts entitled "On Assignment". I saw it on YouTube.

The quest to unearth the properties of former Speaker Romualdez

It was a week of thrills and surprises in the national political scene. But this column will not be about the ICC warrant of arrest for Sen. Bato de la Rosa or the ongoing impeachment trial at the Senate.


The silence is deafening

(Ang paggamit ng solar energy ay hindi isang paglabag kundi isang praktikal at makabagong solusyon sa lumalalang problema ng mataas na presyo ng elektrisidad sa bansa.)

Solar Panel, Hindi Dapat Pakialaman?

Every Monday, since May 11, 2026, the Senate Duterte Majority, the Mass Media and us, ordinary but interested spectators, widen our ears as 3;00 p.m. approaches. Has one or have two of the majority senators decided to change sides? The minority has grown from nine to eleven. The two abstainee/independent senators have declared that they belong to the minority.

Indignation in the Streets, Coup in the Senate!

MISMONG si Presidente Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ang nagsabing ang foreign policy ng Pilipinas ay One-China Policy, na siya ring kinikilala ng buong mundo.  Liban na nga lamang sa ilang maliliit na bansa sa Africa, tulad ng Eswatini (dating Swaziland).

Isa lang ang Tsina

Corruption often begins not with grand schemes, but with small, ordinary moments when people suddenly see an easy way to protect or increase their own income. When money enters the equation, ethics can slip from a steady compass into a fluctuating map that points toward what feels most expedient in the moment. The result isn’t a dramatic confession of wrongdoing, but a quiet shift: what used to be considered wrong becomes a mere inconvenience if it helps me survive, thrive, or get ahead. Ethics, in this view, isn’t a universal standard; it’s a label we apply only when it’s convenient to do so.

Power, Profit, and the Erosion of Moral Boundaries

While President BBM and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are gloating over the “accomplishments” of the recent state visit of the Philippine President to Tokyo, the other countries in the Southeast and East Asian regions are feeling concerned.

Anong kasamlangan ito, Sanae at BBM?

Many political pundits in the world, even in the Philippines, are making a big deal out of the fact that Russia President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing a couple of days after US President Donald Trump ended his state visit to China.

Putin in Beijing after Trump

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

I AM BACK

(Un)Common Sense

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

MARCHANISM MANIFESTO

SAMLANG

Echoes of the South

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