“A thousand friends are too few. One enemy is too many.” —Indonesian proverb —o0o— The Philippines shares with the rest of the world its biggest problem in recent history —where to buy or get the oil that the economy needs for its survival. This problem can be traced to the Marcos administration’s inability to provide…

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu —o0o— In this time of conflict, misunderstanding, and racial biases, there are two forces at play in the productive and lofty endeavor of scaling up people-to-people understanding and cultural cooperation between the Philippines and China. One group is actively promoting peace and cooperation, knowing…

“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.”—Leo Tolstoy —o0o— The cruel war in West Asia has been raging for the 7th day as we write, and by now this United States-Israel misadventure in Iran has failed to achieve its avowed goal of a regime change in Iran, despite the assassination…

How much land does a man need? — Leo Tolstoy —o0o— US President Donald Trump has long been salivating excessively over Greenland, to the point of touting nuanced alibis to justify his personal fixation to annex the world’s biggest island. For centuries, Greenland (2.17 M square kilometers, mostly ice) has been a part of Denmark,…

“Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeroes it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash.” — Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario —o0o— It won’t take much brain cells and neurons firing away to see through the…

“Though death befalls all men alike, it may be heavy as Mount Tai or light as a feather.” — Sima Qian —o0o— The English idiom “his work is cut out for him” means someone has a very big, difficult, or complicated task ahead of him or her—one that will not be easy to complete and…

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” — Mahatma Gandhi —o0o— Lawyer and human rights advocate Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III welcomed the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) Board of Medicine’s decision to proceed with the formal investigation of the administrative case against Bell-Kenz Pharma Inc. officers Dr. Luis Raymond…

“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” — Herbert Hoover –o0o– Japan launched its surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, drawing the United States into World War 2. It was the next day, December 8, when US President Franklin D….