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

The problem of floods in various places in Laguna has become extreme—and the province’s mayors and especially its new governor, Sol Aragones, can only face up to this issue even if the hard way.

Joaquin Sy, RSA, and Laguna’s flood problem

This is one particular time when you would thank the gains of information technology in this age of the internet, mobile phones and cellphone cameras.

Solons on video playing video under Martin’s nose

Codgers, young native residents and officials in Calumpang — this is a generic place:  it could be in Tayabas, Quezon, Marikina City or Batangas — wonder why their native villages which used to have free-flowing water from fresh springs in nearby forested mountains just as we have been used to in my native Paete, Laguna, are now having trouble with water for drinking, cooking and general household use.

The business of water 

The highly charged political climate in the Philippines will surely gain more kick as the 20th Congress opens on Monday, July 28, during which the new House of Representatives and the new Senate will elect their respective officials.

Leyte’s Martin again? Wala na bang iba?

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 

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

This paper has reported that the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) that no permits for reclamation had been issued in areas surrounding the Laguna de Bay.  We will take this to mean that shores of the country’s biggest lake whether in Laguna or in Rizal province have been protected from encroachment by various project developers.

PRA announcements and the lake 

By now, bloggers, columnists, political analysts, economics, politicians, senators and their dogs have already enunciated all that there is to say about the 19-zero tariffs agreed upon at the White House by President Marcos and US President Donald Trump on July 23.

Skip the tariffs, let’s talk military

THERE is an attempt in the Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives to revive Charter Change (Cha-cha), this latest move initiated by one of Speaker Romualdez's loyal attack dogs, the Ako Bicol party-list.

Cha-cha just to include WPS?

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

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