One story coming out from New Delhi about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to India is the desire of the Philippines to buy more modern weapons of war from that great Asian country.

Scaling up PH’s tools of war

Tired of the glum and sullen faces of Brice Hernandez, Henry Alcantara and the eternal smiling faces of Martin Romualdez and Zaldy Co?  Still amazed at the sartorial elegancy of both Curlee Discaya and Ping Lacson?

ISP: Big golf event set in Cabuyao

Last August 24, the Konektadong Pinoy Bill which aims to rationalize the nation’s telco sector, lapsed into law.  The principal author is Senator Imee Marcos.

Konektadong Pinoy sees the light of day

China officially observed the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War 2 last September 3 with the now historic 2025 China Victory Day Parade.  It was called Conference to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

BBM not invited in this great event

In 1996, the heads of states of five nations—China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan—signed a military cooperation treaty, thus laying the groundwork for the establishment of the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2001.

Listen, Bongbong: SCO is the way to go  

As I was writing this piece last Thursday, I was somewhat surprised to note that it was 80 years ago to the day that  humanity decided to come to its senses, end all the killings, violence, greed, and grief and take up the cause of world peace.

Eighty years ago to the day 

It is concerning that there is this news item about our immigration authorities preparing to report an American pastor accused of abusing many children in Pampanga.

Our young people are in danger

When flood waters from heavy rain hit Caluan and Bay towns in Laguna, this effectively cuts the province and isolates the fourth district from the progressive second and first districts, including Metro Manila. 

Laguna’s floods similar to Central Luzon’s

Remember the series of hearings in the Senate last April, 2024—conducted by the Committee on Health headed by Sen.  Christopher “Bong” Go—during which the company Bell-Kenz Pharma was grilled by senators for various alleged marketing and medical malpractices?

Erin Tañada’s health advocacy

After the bashing and statements of condemnation, after the demonstrations, rallies, and shaming and throwing of stones and eggs and tomatoes at the mansions of cheating contractors and the DPWH building—what now?

Legal recourse vs corruption

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

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