An introvert who dotes on his daughter and wife, serves his cat, and loves a good pun—even if no one else does. A professional dreamer with an insatiable appetite for knowledge, I'm the kind of guy who can handle a crowd for about five minutes before I start looking for the nearest exit. I'm just here for the facts, the feline company, and the occasional wordplay.
Part 3 of 3 If Parts 1 and 2 were about the laws we pass and the leaders we choose, Part 3 is about the stories we tell ourselves—and how those stories might be keeping us small. We often talk about the Philippines being “on the rise,” but in 2026, many of us feel like we’re hitting a glass ceiling. It’s not made of wood or stone; it’s made of mindsets. It’s the internal weight of a conservatism that tells…
Part 2 of 3 In my last rant or whatever that one was, I talked about the “what,” this part is about the “how.” How did we get to a point where, in 2026, our political landscape still looks like a series of family reunions punctuated by prayer meetings? When you look at the results of the 2025 midterms, it’s easy to get discouraged. Despite some cracks in the old walls, about 80% of our lawmakers still belong to political…
Part 1 of 3 I was stuck in traffic the other day—which, let’s be honest, is where all great Filipino philosophical crises begin—and I found myself looking at the back of a jeepney plastered with religious stickers and colonial-era slogans. It hit me: so much of what we call “Filipino Tradition” is actually just a leftover colonial hangover we’ve mistaken for a personality. We pride ourselves on being a conservative society. We hold onto “the way things were” like a…