We used to come out with a litany of events, achievers and non-performing assets, losers and winners, tragedy and success and ironies as a year-ended. This year however the institution that made it on the headlines of the print and broadcast media is the House of Representatives. The year 2024 and what and how…
The Marcos administration started the year 2025 with the radical reorganization of the National Security Council. I do not know by whose advice the reorganization came from, but the Chief Executive is the focal figure behind the move. Since the declaration, the Executive Order has spawned diverse speculation bordering on talks of martial law in…
Just before the year ended, we set up another breeding yard of 100 pullets which will be mated to the indigenous breed, Pauwakan Asils, to produce the genetic combination which I call the Manok Pinoy. The second yard has Plymouth Barred Rock Pullets while in the first yard we had another 100 pullets of Black…
“Celebrate endings — for they precede new beginnings.” — Jonathan Lockwood HuieIt’s now day 6 of the new year. Without us noticing it, January is done. But before we go further down 2025, I wish to reflect on my personal wins and lessons of the year that was, 2024. Win: Becoming a first time grandmother…
Milampas na ang 2024. Ato usang balikan Ang mga importanteng Panghitabo Sa Pulitika Sa 2024 Tali Sa Duha nga mga Iladong Pamilya Sa Pulitika ang mga Duterte ug Marcos. Pagsugod Sa 2024 duna nay lama Ang UNITEAM tali Sa Marcos-Duterte tandem. Nagsugod Ang maong Panagbingkil Sa dihang nagpagawas ug pamayayag si VP Inday Sara ug…
The relationship between music and memory is powerful. Music evokes powerful emotions that then bring back memories. When we listen to a piece of music from years ago, we seem to travel back to that moment. We can feel everything as if we were there. Our long-term memory can be divided into two distinct types,…
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” — Hal Borland. Just two more sleeps, and it’s 2025! Another year ends and a new year starts. For me, as in the case for most people, end of the year is…
Before the day ends, allow me to greet a man who turned 50, Atty. Vic Rodriguez. To many Filipinos, Rodriguez is a jigsaw puzzle that is far from complete. Understandable considering the turn of events in the last three years of his life. From being on the side of the then defeated vice-presidential candidate and…
When you hear or see the phrase “EAT all you can” in Davao del Norte, it is not an advertisement of a restaurant. The letters E, A, T actually stand for Education, Agriculture and Trabaho. EAT embodies Alan “AlDu” Dujali’s platform. Actually this platform is nothing new for Dujali, except that given the chance and…
A typical Filipino family celebration will always have “Pancit” as one of the main dishes and this explains why there is a great demand for noodles. The Philippine pasta and noodles market was valued at $1.1 billion in 2020 (roughly P64-B) and it is projected to grow by 6% over the next five years. While…
