Struggling with names
We all have our handicaps. Mine is unique. I have a very poor memory for names—people’s names, that is; especially those that have just been introduced to me.
It’s for this reason that I find...
Smuggling of Agri-Fishery Goods at P667.5 Million 2019-2022
Two legislators, Reps Eric Go Yap (Benguet) and Paolo Z Duterte (Davao City), alarmed by the smuggling of agri-fishery goods estimated at P667.5 million in 2019-2022, have co-authored House Bill 168 urging the Lower...
The Fast Rising Oceans (Part 2)
The last Automatic was my take on the rising oceans. It dwells on the anecdote of the sky falling. The Sky is Falling is an absurd belief that disaster is imminent. The term comes...
The quest to become contemplative
THIS is what we should aspire for. This is what we are meant to be. Unless we become contemplative souls, there’s no way we can be with God who is everything to us. Without...
Renewed transmission
As expected, the resumption of face-to-face classes in schools albeit limited in scope due to the alternative online classes being implemented has resulted in renewed transmission of the Covid-19 virus, this time among the...
Fixer-infested
It has been common knowledge to all that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is one of the government agencies that is infested by fixers who do not seem to leave this office alone, suggesting...