“Deus Seve Nature” — Baruch Spinoza —o0o— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is now in New Delhi, attending the BRICS Summit on Sept. 12-13. This visit to India is upon the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi, and it is also part of his duties as chairman for 2026 of the Association of Southeast Asian…
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell —o0o— There recent attempt by American military personnel assigned at the EDCA site in Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro City to “inspect” the private compound of steel manufacturer San Jia…
Push yourself because no one will do it for you. Be your own motivation. —Sen. Jinggoy Estrada Days after Vice Ganda dished out the highly offensive, racist joke, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has ordered the producers of “It’s Showtime” to submit, within seven days, their joint position paper in response…
“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.”—John F. Kennedy —o0o— Days after US President Donald Trump ended his visit to China with scores of American tycoons and billionaires in tow, it was Russia President Vladimir Putin’s turn to touch down at the Beijing International Airport on May…
“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…
The egregious lie: we are too far away from that war “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…
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…