The mysterious Havana Syndrome

FIVE YEARS and some 200 victims later, a mysterious malady that often starts with a sound — described as “buzzing,” “grinding metal” and “piercing squeals” — had spread around the world. The first cases were CIA spies, who kept the attacks secret for a while. But eventually word got out and it spread like wildfire. In late 2016, twenty-six personnel and… Read More »

This & That

Succession Season 3 is a must-see if you find the world of power, boardroom politics, obscene wealth, corruption, control and abuse, all rolled into one, is your cup of tea. If one could concoct a drink with the essences of all of the above, that nuclear-bomb of a drink would be a sure elixir to the world of… Read More »

Shortages causing economic hemorrhage

ON OCTOBER 13, 2021, President Joe Biden brought together power brokers from ports, unions, and big business from across the nation to address shipping, labor, and warehousing problems in the U.S. supply chain. He then announced new around-the-clock – 24/7 – port operations in Los Angeles. Biden brought representatives of the business sector to develop ways and means to… Read More »

Sabi ni Mang Kulas

Quoting a social media meme: My therapist told me to “write letters to the people you hate and then burn them.” Did that, but now I don’t know what to do with the letters. ***** Mang Kulas says: Bad ang mag-ambisyong tirisin si Boy Surot (Sir Philip M’s cartoon creation). Nais mong gumanti sa mga taong toxic? Isulong… Read More »

Legal Sources Say $500K Paid to Couple Likely Violated FCT Constitution Can Dr. Antonina de Villa Say Something About This Hot Issue?

by Cress Vasquez Working for the same organization for several years has its rewards, but wait until you see how the Filipino Centre Toronto (FCT) board of directors passed a special resolution that put some $500,000 into the pockets of a husband and wife. The payment, according to lawyers from two different law firms, was likely a violation… Read More »

Missed Something

Laughter is the best medicine, so they say. Pets and plants ease pain too, if I may. But best of all is shared humour with family and friends to brighten any gloomy day.  ***** Surfing the Net, I came across an interesting and exciting post, as quoted below. “Two vacations a month apart! Works well. Vacation mandates! Bull’s… Read More »

The Philippine political circus begins

As expected, the 2022 Philippine presidential election will be one of the most – if not the most – interesting elections in the Philippines. It is a political alchemy of various personalities that includes a former boxing great, the heir of the late dictator, a colorful Manila mayor, two former national police chiefs, and the widow of an assassinated… Read More »

I Like RP Politics

Nope. Kung walang himala, wala ring same old, same old. (Kalabaw lang daw ang tumatanda.) Each day is a new day, my friend. Gumising, ngumiti at pasalamatan ang Diyos for the wake-up. Open your eyes to your only chance to capture every moment and make your new day the best you have ever lived. Greet the world with… Read More »

Why do I write?

“And what is this writing, anyway, as a human activity or as a vocation, or as a profession, or as a hack job, or perhaps even as an art, and why do so many people feel compelled to do it?”   Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (2002). Unless you are being paid to… Read More »