A Global Problem – Unemployment

So much about our neighbor. Looking around in our own backyard, what good is a super highway to the moon when there are people living in streets and gutters and without food on their tables, Sire/Ma’am? In the other hand, of late report, we have more than 8 million Filipinos who are abroad either working [...]

Reflections of Little Known Goliath to our Northwest

Obscured to the world for many decades, People’s Republic of China [PRC] has been of great interest to many. Here’s some observation I find interesting. I submitted a few comments in there that I realized might appear long but that I felt were really short or lacking for the matter. I decided to collect them [...]

A Massive World Set in Motion by Petropolitics

I’ve been thinking of writing about something known as petroleum-politics or Petropolitics.  But, until now I really feel that the subject is fragmented in me so I need to sort my perceptions  into places, first. In the other hand I doubt if I really have time to think about them, or why should I. Well, [...]

“West Philippine Sea” and Philippine Claim in the Spratlys

“West Philippine Sea” has come to prominent usage recently since the latest row between the Philippines and China over the Spratlys  in the South China Sea. But, what or where really is Philippine Sea?  Let’s start with that because I cannot locate “West Philippine Sea”, exactly, in any world geographical references. There is no “West” [...]

An Odd Mission: Spreading Goodwill and Selling Myth

A Spanish galleon is in Philippine port right now. No, just an awesome replica of one that sailed between Manila and Acapulco, centuries ago. It is one great delight for Filipinos to get a feel of the great old days with, sad to say, long time ruler and, yes, mother Spain. In the 350 years [...]

This Time the Free Condoms Are At Fault

It looks like I went off-tract in my previous post, went on and on,  and fizzled away. Where were we when I went a side…Hmm… Ah, Saying one thing and doing another thing… That is also one of the primary factors that contributed to the Quirino hostage crisis fiasco, if we remember. Negotiator Yebra told [...]