Category Archives: Inkdrops

Inkdrops are works brought to light by a student of life. They explore possibilities, essaying visions that bear on the future of human existence, in accord with the laws of nature and of creation. They are loud thoughts in the form of minted words that, like a drop of ink, as Lord Byron says, may make a million think.

Inkdrops are products of free-ranged creative writing, limited only by  ignorance, but not by fear of flying and falling. While the form of its media is to entertain as a way of attracting attention, the ultimate goal is to inform. Every pitch, should there be one, is a call to action.

Content includes position papers, essays, short stories, case studies, and the like, that form part of a larger advocacy for an inclusive, just, peace-loving, and law-abiding society.

Visualizing a People’s Congress

Two or three generations from now, public discussion on the design of a People’s Congress that will take the place of the current Senate and House of Representatives—or in whatever form they may take as a result of a possible shift to federalism—should start rolling. The need to re-model the system of representation in government… Read More »

LGU Bonds (Part 1)

(Note: published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on 24 November 2019) When we earn less than what we need to spend, what we do is borrow money. The “we” can apply to individuals, to corporations, or to sovereign countries or governments. Often—for governments especially—borrowing money is not a problem. They borrow money to pay for… Read More »

Where Am I Today?

In a 1963 song titled “Blowing in the Wind,” Bob Dylan asked simple, yet hard, questions: How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannon balls fly, before they’re forever… Read More »

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