On July 12, 2026, the Award (not Ruling) of the so-called Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague will have its 10th anniversary, and the cabal of Filipinos in the American propaganda machine will have something to celebrate.

Ten years of Arbitration Award

Geopolitics has this uncanny way of turning the tables at the flick of a switch.

Go ahead Rubio, sanction BBM

United States President Donald Trump and his treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, are now working in tandem trying to squeeze Iran`s economy and render that country an outcast in the global economic community.

Economic D-Day

The last few years saw the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Philippine society, especially in such sectors as labor market, changes in the outsourcing industry, technological advances in governance, medicine, finance, education, sports, public service, law, and media.

AI for the common good — President Xi

On July 10, the think tank Asian Century Philippines Institute for Strategic Studies (ACPH) presented a comprehensive and truthful analysis aptly titled Foundational Lies of the 2016 Arbitral Award.

Let’s hear it from Nikki Coseteng

A steel plant with Chinese investments and is productively and peacefully doing business inside an economic zone that is under the supervision of the Department of National Defense )DND) would sooner or later be the focus of Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro`s spiteful ire.

Tit for tat:  China can play the game, too

The House of Representatives, whether under Speaker Martin Romualdez or Bodjie Dy, has been fast on the draw in suspending and expelling its members who are perceived—only perceived—to be guilty of disorderly conduct.

House should expel Rep. Romualdez

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) grew from a group of five Eurasian countries which, in 1996, recognized the need for a dynamic regional organization that promotes their shared political, economic, and security concerns.


The SCO is all about global peace

Officials of San Pedro City just did a first in Laguna.  They organized a commemorative program to give out replicas of the United States Congressional Gold Medals to guerilla survivors of World War 2 and their descendants.  This was held at the Pacita Astrodome last July 21.

Historical San Pedro City and Takaichi

When China hosted the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended for the first time, adding official recognition and prestige to the already prestigious annual gathering.

Let the world benefit from AI

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

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