As I prepare for a possible return to public service as Governor of North Cotabato, I have designed a program which would make my home province a self-sustaining “Food Republic” supplying the food requirements of its people by boosting the production of farmers. This will start with the “Cotabato Rice Republic” which will protect local…
If the spirit of Christmas is everywhere, so is the election fever. Just about the person who seemed so unperturbed with his adversaries’ hoopla and hard-selling pitch is former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. PRRD is running for Mayor in Davao City and nary a word can one hear from him about his bid to return…
Contrary to the pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the instability of the Marcos administration was in full display in recent weeks. In case you forgot, the elite Special Forces of Speaker Martin Romualdez in the House of Representatives trampled on virtually every known legal and moral doctrine known to a democratic state in their…
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood”. – Richard Paul Evans As for most Filipinos, Christmas in our family kicks off in September (the start of the “ber” months) and continues until the Feast of the Three Kings, every 1st Sunday of January. No wonder, the Philippines holds the record for the world’s longest…
Was HSBC Global Research ASEAN economist Aris Dacanay among the bright boys the Pres. Bongbong Marcos consulted on how to arrest inflation upticks in the country under his administration? Former Agriculture Secretary Many Pinol had earlier issued a challenge to a public debate to this character after he proudly coming out with his grand assumption…
Indicting Vice President Sara Duterte on the basis of charges conjured by the QuadCom is challenging the Fates and may led to a cathastrophic end. The impeachment proceedings that followed the QuadCom interrogation were never in aid of legislation but to remove the remaining obstacle that hinders the political agenda of Speaker Martin Romualdez and…
(In June 2024, I challenged an Economic of the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corp. (HSBC) to a public debate over his claim that reduced rice tariff will result in lower rice prices in the market. I did not get any response. Now, he will have to eat his words and bury his head in the…
HAPIT NA GYUD SAULOGON NATO ANG PAGKATAO SA ATONG MANLULUWAS NA SI JESU KRISTO – ANG PAGSAULOG SA CHRISTMAS SEASON. APAN ANG ATONG HISGUTAN KARON NGA ISYU BAHIN SA UNSA KAHA ANG ATONG PWEDE IKA PASIGARBO ISIP USA KA PILIPINO DILI LANG SA ATONG NASUD KUNDI SA TIBUOK KALIBUTAN. UNAHON NATO ANG NATAD SA SPORT…
God guides us along the path in ways which are quite beyond our understanding. He uses anything and everything to achieve his plans for us, even turning our hearts and minds to follow his course (Prov 16:9; 21:1). Moreover, he doesn’t need our conscious co-operation to do this. Nothing can thwart his plans. God gives…
To discover and witness the ancient wonder of Ephesus is one amazing experience for any traveler. Though, it was our second time to visit this ancient city near the Aegean Sea, we still marveled at the sight of this. Ephesus was once a bustling port and a center of trade and culture in the Mediterranean…
