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

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

There are many points worth commenting on about the shooting incident at the San Jose National High School, Tacloban City last June 22. I will mention a few of them that I consider very important and actionable. Clearly, many things were not all right in this situation. 

My mom was a guidance counselor

Who is  Franco Mabanta?  Does the name ring a bell ?

Coming to court with clean hands 

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

There are as many opinions about the ongoing Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as there are people commenting. The four articles of impeachment cover a wide range of issues, making them complicated.

Throwing the kitchen sink

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