Biden’s Democracy Summit: Really?
A TWO-DAY summit organized by Biden “for democracy” is contrary to reality on several key points and may well be achieving political divisions in the world that can lead us … Read More
Duterte’s diplomacy works; Ayungin in perspective
SEVERAL parties are trumping up the nationalism card on the South China Sea (SCS)-West Philippine Sea (WPS) again and inaccurately inflating the importance of the US military presence in the area. Megaphone … Read More
Housing can lift Pinoys to middle class
Housing, at the basic level, can lift more incomes more consistently for more people than most programs of government. More easily as well because after purchase, it requires less sustained … Read More
Biden warns, Putin fires, Xi exports, Modi gives a price
US President Joe Biden is being forced to revise many of the US strategies for world leadership as allies and competitors; even the weather, the pandemic and economics force realities on him. A … Read More
Duterte and Leni agree! Biggest threats in PH future
PRESIDENT Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo have come to agree that education is in a crisis that needs addressing. Kailangan natin ito! Did you ever think they would come to agree with each … Read More
Stop bullying; free Assange! Ressa enjoys Nobel Prize
A CIA plot to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange, recently reported by Yahoo! News, was discussed by dozens of high-level US officials, including then US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and president Trump. … Read More
US warns SKorea and Taiwan: Give us your secrets or go to prison!
THE US is now forcing tech giants to give their technology and market secrets to the US government, demanding strategic manufacturing world-leaders Samsung and TSMC to give details of their … Read More
Nobel Peace Prize, Ressa: Western weapon vs Duterte?
THERE is a difference between being good and being the best, and the Nobel Prize has been arguably the most prestigious award in the world. Meant to be for “those … Read More
US-China recoupling good for the world
On October 4, US Trade representative Katherine Tai delivered her much-awaited first public speech on the Biden administration’s China trade policy. It is generally recognized that trade relationships provide the … Read More
Old vs new: US & China reinventing systems amid upheavals
Simultaneous titanic domestic economic struggles are currently underway in the United States, China and the Philippines that will redefine their trajectories in the political and economic worlds for the next … Read More