The price of rice, vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish, among other Filipinos daily basic needs, keeps on rising. What is going on in the Philippines today? Rice and eggs, typical Filipino meal I think that same question is your question too. During my elementary days, I used to sing a song about rice and a part of the song goes like this... Bawat butil ng bigas na mailigpit... Ligaya rin natin kapag nagigigpit... Kumain ka ng husto at magtipid... (Every grain of rice that is consumed... Our happiness when we are on crisis... Eat well and be thrifty...) I can feel it and I am not numb to not see how the Filipinos are perishing to this crisis of the time. Rice, which our very own country produced, is so expensive that the lower class Filipino citizens can no longer afford to buy them. But if one cannot understand how rising global oil prices affects the inflation rate in the country, then to the simplest way, this blog will attempt to explain why importation of ...

The average Filipino height, of ages 18 and above, for male is 5 feet 4 inches while for female it is 5 feet flat. One weekend, I happened to be in this exhibit of bonsai trees in the nearby shopping mall in my place. The event was titled “The Living Art of Bonsai”. The art of bonsai making is truly marvelous. Seeing these alive small trees is an amazing wonder, and so I can’t keep myself but take photos of them in every angle possible. From these experience is where I’ve seen a strong resemblance of a bonsai tree’s life to the life of the common Filipinos, hence this post. First, have a look on some of the wonderful photos of bonsai I captured. Filipinos Features that Matters This blog is about the story of the Filipino people, about us being smaller in terms of height and size compared to our neighboring countries and the rest of the world, and our resilience to adversities despite of that. If you’re not a Filipino, you may have a friend, colleague or neighbor who’s...

Weeks before I arrive on writing this post, I came across this person popularly known as “The Son of Hamas”. Hamas is an Islamist Group in the Middle East. Many regards them as terrorists but on their own rights and beliefs, they exists to liberate Palestine, including modern-day Israel, from Israeli occupation. I am not in any way or to my personal point of view against "Hamas", "Israeli Forces" or any groups. I respect their beliefs to highest extent. The intention of this post is to create awareness, that such belief exists and it something we must deeply understand before we criticize in favor or against it. Before he’s a leader of Hamas. He quitted and now he’s into writing and public speaking taking his personal stand against the extremism done by his former organization Hamas and his campaign for better peace in the region in light of political correctness. You can search about him online - Mosab Hassan Yousef. Hamas’ beliefs, in Mosab’s point of view, is wr...

Update as of January 20, 2019 - Congratulations Senator Manny Pacquiao for winning against Adrien Broner via unanimous decision! You bring pride to the Filipino nation once again. Win or lose in your future fights, our sincere respect and salute to your love of country. Thank you for representing us - the Filipinos. Thank your for being our Pambansang Kamao. Way back 2006, I would not forget that day, Pacquiao knocked down Erik Morales twice and defeated the latter via TKO in the tenth round of that heated boxing match. I am with my friends in our rented apartment, which is near the company I used to work, watching the brawl in both excitement and suspense. That was yet another history made, taking his revenge to a Mexican boxer who once stole the glory from a Filipino champion. Like any other Filipino, I shouted, cheered, and celebrated that very moment of winning. The afternoon news is all about that big story of Manny Pacquiao - hailed as the People’s Champ. That was the year I s...