    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

The target date for opening the new airport terminal building has been moved so many times over the last four years that I cannot count them anymore. Every time a big boss from the national government comes to Tacloban Airport, they announce a new date; it's become funny. 


What’s in a date?

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

Question: What major airport development project in the country holds the record for the longest completion time?


The airport that never gets finished

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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