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Indeed, Christmas is meant to be a season of caring and of giving. But is it?

Early morning Christmas Day, I needed to buy some things at Concepcion Wet-Market - thus, I needed to park my car in one side-street nearby. On my return, I had a Father-Son Duo standing beside my car and meeting me with frowning faces. They were angry that I parked my car blocking exit of their parked car inside their garage bearing the signage: "Keep Driveway Open". As a driver myself, I have always tried to observe… Continue

"Rain rain go away come again another day." But this was not the case last Saturday - September 26th. I was caught by surprise with Typhoon Ondoy's heavy downpour as J P Rizal Avenue (the main road running parallel to Marikina River, coming from Marikina City Proper, towards Concepcion, Marikina) was suddenly knee-deep - thus stalling all vehicles on the road. I had to walk through the rain-water flood, inching slowly towards Concepcion Commercial Center, needing to buy 3 bowls of Tropical Hut's… Continue

As more and more nation-states of the Free World tear down national barriers to facilitate free flow of Goods & Services, Foreign Capitalists could look upon the Philippines as an alternative business location.

Herewith are some good reasons to consider: (1st) As a Tropical Country, the Philippines is endowed with its own wide variety of indigenous rich Natural Resources; (2nd) As an archipelago in the Pacific Far East, the Philippines' network of Sea Ports & Airports make convenient lo… Continue

My Wife & I are on our 42nd year of marriage. We have been blessed with 3 Sons - 41, 39, 25 yrs old. While our Eldest is a graduate of Electronics & Communications Engineering (ECE) at Don Bosco College, he pursued post graduate studies and finished his Masters in Technical Management (MTM) at the University of the Philippines. Our 2nd Son is a graduate of Liberal Arts (AB - Philosophy) at San Beda College - and is now a fast rising Corporate Executive in the field of SCM-Logistics. Our… Continue

01. As Electricity is the primary precondition for economic progress of a nation, our Philippine Government (inclusive of all past & present Administrations) had made repeated pronouncements of its nationwide distribution of Electricity. Reaching out into the far-flung remote villages in an archipelagic nation is indeed a complex Technical, Financial, & Management problem. But adding the Evils-of-Politics into the equation has made this nationwide Electrification Program an unfulfilled d… Continue