This article “A slap in the face” was also published by The Manila Times on 6 June 2022. For fun (to spectators) and money (for competitors) there is a sports competition in Russia called “Slap Championships,” and another one in Arizona, USA, called “Rage in The Cage Face Slapping Championships.” Competitors stand across each other…
Category: Adregnum
Adregnum – ad regnum. All things that lead to the way of the Lord must be raised up for all the world to see. All peoples be assured that Jesus reigns.
Adregnum means “to the reign” where Deo Regnat, or God reigns. Posts in this category encourage readers to discover the way of the Lord. It celebrates all things that bring out positive, good-feel, thoughts. It celebrates life.
It questions and condemns all works related to the commerce of man when they hurt, threaten, or end life, especially human life.
It tries to find the good in despised creatures, and most especially in people that are hard to go along with. It can raise a voice of dissent and disagree with dominant worldviews when they are perceived as rationalizing any notion of social inequity under whatever circumstances.
In methods that facilitate stakeholder participation and consensus, it explores ideas that aim to liberate the poor. It examines social structures and the law that binds them. It proposes solutions where there is sufficient basis for an issue to be addressed, including unbinding the law if necessary, through peaceful means.
Content under this category affirms the truth that in the end, regardless of how the world goes, good will triumph over evil, and that God reigns over all things, living and non-living. Jesus is Lord and King–past, present, and future. Jesus is Lord and King–here, there, and everywhere.
No force on earth shall be able to silence ad regnum voices when things get in the way of the Lord.
Climate Change and Transitions
Climate Change and Transitions, titled “Transitions,” was also published by The Manila Times on 29 June 2022. Tomorrow the national government and many local governments will transition to possibly new ways of conducting public affairs. A fresh mandate from the electorate is known to more than inspire those who are tasked to govern. Unfortunately, however,…
Blood of Arsenio Balisacan
Blood of Arsenio Balisacan (Arsenio’s blood) was also published by The Manila Times on 8 June 2022. When I read from media reports that quoted incoming Economic Secretary Arsenio Balisacan about not having politics in his blood, I felt tempted to ask what is it in politics that some people would wish not to be…
Holy Eucharist: War over the body of ChristÂ
Holy Eucharist: War over the body of Christ was also published by The Manila Times on 1 June 2022. WWJD? It is a question that bristles up each time Christ’s followers bicker on how to interpret his words. It is short for “What would Jesus do?” Early this month, WWJD once again stirred many voices…
GDP, Tax Collection and Other Signs To Watch Out For
Signs to watch out for was also published by The Manila Times on 25 May 2022. A scan of the economic landscape intuitively suggests that something is odd when the gross domestic product (GDP) grows at 8.3 percent but government misses its tax collection target by 8.9 percent. Reports early this month showed that the…
Pagpag Circular Economy
Pagpag circular economy was also published by The Manila Times on 18 May 2022. Left alone, nature cleanses itself. But when humans come in, supposedly the most intelligent among the living species, nature deteriorates. It becomes a wasteland. It rots. And yet we humans are not only part of nature. We ought to be masters…
Bongbong Wins: The Morning-after Takeaways
Bongbong wins: The morning-after takeaways was also published by The Manila Times on 11 May 2022. The unofficial super-quick count has tallied 98 percent of the votes cast as of 1PM yesterday. Bongbong Marcos got 30.9 million votes. He leads second placer Leni Robredo by a whopping 16 million votes. Leni, who got 14.7 million…
Leni, of course
Leni, of course was also published by The Manila Times on 4 May 2022. Past behavior predicts future behavior. That’s a recruitment guide. Human resource managers have been using it for around half a century now. It is based on the idea that behavioral dimensions, in addition to “paper and pencil qualifications” (eg educational merit),…
Click here to know more
Click here (First of a two-part article) was also published by The Manila Times on 9 February 2022. When I saw an image of a nice-looking woman on social media whose hands covered her half-exposed breasts, I instantly clicked it, expecting that she could be flaunting more. True enough, the click dutifully bared before my…
Fishy Fishing
Fishy Fishing was also published by The Manila Times on 26 February 2022. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s recent announcement that government is set to import tons of fish has drawn criticisms from a school of sectors. In an online briefing on 20 January 2022, Dar said his agency will import 60,000 tons of…
Who is Duterte’s candidate?
Who is Duterte’s candidate? was published by The Manila Times on 19 January 2022. It is a question that, I suppose, watchers of Philippine politics often ask as the starting gate opens up for the derby runners to flex their hind legs. In recent memory, incumbent presidents had taken it upon themselves to anoint somebody…