While I personally believe that China is a threat to Philippine sovereignty, a lot of opinion makers seem to think otherwise.  What’s the matter, folks? Are you still wearing your “nationalist” blinders or is it simply you can’t see beyond your noses?   First, we isolated ourselves when the framers of the 1987 Constitution inserted a provision that bans… Read More »

Speaking in front of a group of former communist rebels, President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized his resolve to prevent the wealthy from stealing money from the taxpayers – he’s going to kill these crazy rich people.  His audience must have been delighted to hear that their president would kill their traditional enemies – the oligarchs — that they have… Read More »

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is a privately owned corporation that was created on January 15, 2009.  It is a consortium of three corporations: Monte Oro Grid Resources Corporation, Calaca High Power Corporation, and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), which has a 40% stake while the other two has 30% each.   The NGCP… Read More »

Two weeks after reports that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened the U.S. that he will terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries, U.S. President Donald Trump reacted by saying he didn’t mind that the Philippine government terminated the agreement. “We’ll save a lot of money.  You know my views are different from other people.… Read More »

Since 2016 when Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines, the demographic landscape of the country has dramatically changed with the immigration of Chinese nationals from Mainland China.  Duterte, who claimed Chinese blood from his mother, has demonstrated an openly biased pro-China policy. However, his Chinese heritage doesn’t seem to influence his pro-Chinese leaning, which is most… Read More »

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte warned the U.S. last January 24, 2020 that he would scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) if Washington did not reinstate the visa of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, Duterte’s political ally. Dela Rosa is a former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief who is now a senator.  When he was PNP Chief, dela Rosa, led the… Read More »

Since Rodrigo Duterte took over the presidency of the Philippines, the influx of Chinese nationals has increased dramatically.  As a result, gambling and prostitution have become a huge problem.  Most of the Chinese nationals who have come to the Philippines are involved in a new gaming industry called Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (Pogos).  Hundreds of Pogos are in operation right now,… Read More »

On March 6, 2019, my life turned upside down.  I was on top of the world when on that day. I fell ill and ended up in the hospital due to low blood pressure.  I fainted while I was having dialysis treatment and was rushed to emergency room at Kaiser Hospital. I had no recollection of what happened… Read More »