Refocusing Perspectives

  I am not part of this war; nor have wanted an unnecessary war. However, though I cleanse my eyes from Zionism bias on account of my faith — which never called for this war, the violence in the Middle East will still inevitably rise the prices of fuel. There's not even an accommodation of thought about fuel cost subsidy, to ameliorate potential economic set back, as has been in the past. Instead, major operational cost-cutting and reduction of office hours to four days, for the government. I will walk, as I have walked, anyway. But the value chain effects of the cost will impact on food and goods that are transported by middle businesspersons from sources to intended markets. The prices of basic commodities are expected to skyrocket, too. The war, which I am not part of, will exacerbate my poverty of course. From the perspective of energy market fundamentals, any escalation of conflict in the Middle East that threatens maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz would carry imm...

  (Updated ) When Typhoon #TinoPH — internationally known as #Kalmaegi — tore across the central Philippines in early November 2025, it left behind a trail of flooding, power outages, and shattered infrastructure that laid bare the country’s chronic vulnerability to tropical storms.  The typhoon made unprecedented series of eight landfalls across the Philippines during its traverse of the archipelago in early November 2025. The initial impact occurred just after midnight on November 4th in Silago, Southern Leyte, at 12:00 a.m. local time. The typhoon rapidly moved across the Visayas region, making subsequent landfalls mere hours apart: Borbon, Cebu, at 5:10 a.m.; Sagay City, Negros Occidental, at 6:40 a.m.; San Lorenzo, Guimaras, at 11:10 a.m.; and Iloilo City, Iloilo, at 1:20 p.m. Continuing westward, Tino struck the Magsaysay Cuyo Islands at 7:30 p.m. that evening.  The storm's relentless path culminated in two final landfalls on November 5th, hitting Batas Island, Tayt...