Chinese President Xi Jinping told the closing ceremony of the BRICS Summit 2026 in India that the organization that he founded together with 10 other state leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa is now on the right path in writing a “new chapter of strength through unity of the Global South.”


Trump is ‘utak pulbura’ while Xi is for peace

On September 14, the Bangsamoro people finally cast the ballot they had waited for seven years. More than 600 candidates contested seats in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament, with turnout reaching 82 percent of 2.39 million registered voters, about 1.97 million ballots cast — the highest in BARMM's history.


Two Former Comrades, the Floor Math, and the Palace's Hand: BARMM's First Vote for Chief Minister

Madalang akong maglagay ng personal na saloobin sa column, pero baka may makaka-relate sa akin… 
 

Kwarentahin feels:  When less is more

Then President Ferdinand Marcos y Edralin was superstitious, as a person, leader and politician. That is why he chose to have his Declaration of Martial Law identified with the date, September 21, 1972, a Thursday. However, the actual implementation of Martial Law had to be done after office hours on a Friday, September 22, 1972.


54 Years Since the Declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972! 

    For a man who has controlled the political life of a district, province, and most of the Eastern Visayas region for many years, losing that hold and facing a dark future is deeply depressing. 


It Hurts to Say Goodbye

The phrase “flight means guilt” is cited in a criminal prosecution. But the controversy goes beyond leaving and evading arrest.



Flight indicates guilt

Saturday, September 19, is the eighty – third death anniversary of my uncle - in – law, USAFFE Captain Joseph “Joe” Herman y Crame (O - 2031906), 61st Division, my aunty, Solita Alcuaz [y Somosa] y Tuason [y Basilio] and their daughter, my cousin, Evelyn, three years old, in the mountains of Montevedra, in Iloilo and Capiz Provinces, Panay Island, Philippines.

My Uncle Joe!

When you are your country’s minister of defense, or any high official of the government attending an international forum, expect that from among the audience there are people who espouse ideas and advocacies directly opposed to yours.


Baldness of logic, hollow of good sense

Corruption is one of those words people think they already understand - like it only means a bad person stealing money. But that’s the comfortable lie. The real story is harder and more uncomfortable: corruption grows when power and money meet a culture of “nothing will happen to you if you cheat.” It’s not a one-time crime. It’s a system - fed by incentives, protected by silence, and normalized through habit.


The Real Roots of Corruption (and Why It Keeps Winning)

We built this mess - and the scariest part is that we did it with our own beliefs.

We Don’t Need Heroes - We Need Belief Switches

Two Former Comrades, the Floor Math, and the Palace's Hand

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

OPINYON AT KATWIRAN

I AM BACK

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