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

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

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 

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

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

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG Column Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate

VIEW FROM CALUMPANG

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