Filipinos are known for the ningas-cogon attitude, that kind of short-sighted, easily discouraged outlook in life, where in the end nothing gets done to solve a problem.

Call to Action: Addressing Violence in Schools

In the July 27, 2026 State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., one of the most applauded portions of his speech was his declaration that he will make sure that systems loss will be eliminated from the charges imposed on electric power consumers. 


The difference between eliminating and reducing is credibility

    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

Lest we forget, despite the hullabaloo that Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence are the way of the future, we still have to eat. Food is a basic need.

Agriculture as a Casualty of the War on Poverty

Why is there so much fuss about Pax Silica when it is supposed to result in employment, higher incomes and economic growth?

Pax Silica and Us

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



Flight indicates guilt

Where in the world can you find a legislature that violates the country's Constitution for a whopping 450 billion pesos in a single year (2024)? Answer: in the Philipp

This is Insane

Question: When is a fraction, say 2/3,  more powerful than a whole number, say 24?

Answer: In the 1987 Philippine Constitution. 


When 2/3 is greater than 24

Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has a way with words. He announces a dramatic decline in Philippine poverty. But reels it back in the open forum by saying that the poverty threshold of 554 pesos per capita does not mean that it is enough to meet a decent living. 


Praising what seems to be a Statistical Success

The withdrawal of former Senator Sonny Trillanes as a witness for the prosecution in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is a major topic that shows how and why witnesses are selected.


Choosing the witness

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