Habang yumanig ang lupa sa Mindanao dahil sa malakas na lindol, tila may isa pang uri ng pagyanig na nararanasan pa rin ang bansa....ang patuloy na tensyon at kaguluhan sa Senado. Magkaiba man ang pinagmulan ng dalawang pangyayari, kapwa nila ipinapaalala ang kahalagahan ng matatag na pundasyon sa gitna ng krisis.

Lindol sa Mindanao, Pagyanig sa Senado

Just a few weeks ago, a business establishment right next to our office has once again closed its doors.

'Lulubog-lilitaw'

I copied the title of this column from a phrase used by podcaster CJ Hirro in a YouTube presentation entitled “The Mastermind”. It was produced by the Peanut Gallery Media Network, which has 324,000 subscribers. As of last week, 216 thousand viewers have seen it. They may now feel the anger.

Feel the Anger

Recently, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto gave a reflection on what, I believe, governance should really be.

On gardening and governance

For several years now, he has been disparaging all official actions of China in its relationship with the Philippines.  And I mean all—even the patently good ones, those that directly benefit the Filipino people like the donated bridges, the rescue-at-sea operations that save the lives of Filipino fishermen, relief assistance during earthquakes, floods, typhoons and natural disasters, energy assistance such as sourcing of petroleum products, etc.

 Gibo Teodoro had it coming

This morning, as I sat quietly in meditation, a wave of insights washed over me that I’ve been pondering ever since. It’s funny how taking a moment of stillness can open your eyes to truths you’ve known deep down but never fully acknowledged. Today, I realized that many of the wealthiest people in the world are caught in a cycle - making money not just to live, but to keep making more money, and then even more. It’s like they’re chasing an endless goal, never really stopping to enjoy what they have. To me, that’s what I call poverty consciousness. It’s a mindset rooted in lack, in the idea that we’re never enough, never truly fulfilled unless we keep accumulating more.

Beyond Money: Awakening to Our Universal Power to Create

The passing of two generations of Filipinos is not enough to erase the grim memories of World War 2, particularly the atrocities of the Japanese Imperial Army, in Laguna and Quezon provinces.

Japanese atrocities in Laguna, Quezon

Tacloban and Palo maintain MacArthur Park or Freedom Park on the shores of Leyte Gulf to remind generations of Filipinos of World War 2, that horrific international war that saw Germany, Italy and Japan being defeated by the Allied Forces, mainly the United States, Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.

Palo’s MacArthur Park, Signal Day in Tolosa

The question of ill-gotten wealth continues to haunt Philippine politics decades after the fall of the Marcos regime. It also resurfaces whenever the names Marcos and Romualdez dominate the national conversation. Yet while there are undeniable historical and familial links between the two, it is important to distinguish between what has been judicially established and what remains the subject of allegation and public scrutiny.

The Difference Between Judicial Findings and Public Suspicion

Thirty – seven days after seizing the Senate Presidency in the Monday, May 11, 2026, Cayetano Senate Coup, and fourteen days after he was unseated in the Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Gatchalian Senate Coup, former “kapit tuko” HoR Speaker and shortest serving and messiest Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, finally conceded on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, morning, that he had lost the numbers and that Gatchalian had the thirteen votes.

The Worst Senate President!

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

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