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BluPrint It's the Chinese Ghost Month, which starts on the first day of the seventh Lunar Month. This year, Ghost Month started on August 13, 2026, and it will end on September 10, 2026. Today is called the peak of the Ghost Month. For the sake of a post, I want to write about this Chinoy Ghost Story that I remember from the 1990s. This was when our Grade 2 Chinese siansi (I don't know where she is anymore, but I remember her as being very strict, and the next year, Grade 3, was even stricter ) would use the statement that she said, "If you can't speak Chinese, you will have a hard time finding a job." She even mentioned a peer who baliwala (took for granted) his Chinese studies and ended up as a motorcycle driver in their community. However, I often suspect that white lie was made out of desperation because grades mattered that much.   The threat, however, proved ineffective because the students were in Cebu City. Chances are, several huan-a students ( a word use...

WeLiveSecurity Right now, the end of August 2026 is near. Last time, I ranted about how incredibly annoying these fake doctors are . Now, I decided to write an "update" for the sake of it. Right now, I'd like to give my personal opinion based on my observations  about these fake doctors. It's important to observe that these fake doctors are based on an outrage algorithm, pushing against the mainstream, claiming that they have some "secret knowledge", and that there's this "secret supplement" you can have you comment on their video. Now, it's time to look at the common trend and why I think these fake doctors may be produced by a few people rather  than many.  What things are in common with these fake doctors? Take note that this isn't a complete checklist, but a checklist of some red flags to look out. But based on my observation as someone involved in business, here's my observation: Many of them present a kindly image of an old wo...

Taiwan Today The issue with Pax Silica shouldn't be viewed as black and white. Instead, I thought about how Pax Silica's yes-or-no should undergo thorough examination . In fact, the Philippines can set mutual conditions, like every other country, regarding the Pax Silica agreement. It would be a mutual benefit between countries within the Pax Silica. Now, it's time to look at the possibility of Taiwan joining the Philippines Pax Silica .  Let's analyze the possible Taiwan/Philippines partnership with Pax Silica An article by  Tech Pilipinas , written by  Luis Reginaldo Medilo, reveals details that could help the Philippines more than just arbitration: Taiwan is looking to the Philippines’ planned Pax Silica industrial hub in New Clark City, Tarlac, as a potential venue for cooperation in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said this week, as Taipei seeks a role in emerging trusted supply chains across the Indo-Pacific. The P...

Some people might say that Benigno Simeon A. Aquino Jr. said something concerning about "developing ourselves". However, his speech in Los Angeles in 1981 reveals another crucial detail about what he actually thought about FDI during the first Marcos administration. That was a time when the Filipino First Policy festered into an economic crisis. Q: If you will become the next president of the Philippines, what will you do with the U.S. investments or big foreign investments in the Philippines?   A: That’s a very very good question because there is a misconception that if the opposition wins in the Philippines, we will kick out all American/foreign investments. But why should we do that? Foreign investments are in the Philippines to give employment to our people. We should watch against predatory foreign investments who are exploitative of the Filipino people. But I cannot accept that all foreign investments are exploitative. There are many foreign investments that are helpfu...

Source: Celestine Riza Tsuki Make no mistake that this blog is meant to be a hobby blog , even if I'm dealing with business and economics. This blog doesn't pay my bills. I thought about how I used to have copies of Forbes. It was in the 2000s; I was in college, and I read Forbes magazines. I thought it was interesting to have physical copies, read them, and get sources better than the business schools ever could!  However, as time passed, Forbes applied its paywall policy . Yes, that policy where you can only read a limited number of articles,   and to read more, you need to pay more . This is where I felt Forbes , like Adobe , has gone too far. Honestly, I'd like to talk about this one. I'm just a casual blogger who's talking about business and economics here . I'm also just a casual artist who makes digital art not as a livelihood but as a hobby. This blog is a place where I voice my selected views on the business/economics world.  Honestly, I thought about ...

As debate rages about Pax Silica, from outright opposition to taking a negotiated stance , I want to write more about it. This time, I decided to look again at the IBON Foundation's logic. A recent article by the IBON Foundation, written by Jose Enrique "Sonny" Africa , asks, " Whose industrialization is it anyway? " It would be time to tackle what IBON just said. This is a rather daring move because the highest educational attainment I have is an MBA, and I'm even starting to wonder even today, "Was my MBA worth the fee?" because I only learned how to invest in foreign stocks while opening a GCash account because I wanted to order shawarma. Right now, I feel like I'm actually learning more blogging here than pursuing a PhD whic might make my brain rot due to how schools prioritize grades over learning.  Now, going on to the topic, I'd like ot focus on Africa's logic here as an average citizen . Just because I didn't graduate in eco...

Filipino-Japanese Journal Yesterday was the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima . The bombings are often controversial, as they show the history of violence . This reminds me of an argument that I often heard: "If the Philippines didn't have its Marcos Years, we would've still been richer." However, I raise the harsh reality that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings were far worse than what a kleptocracy can do in 20 years. The devastation was huge. In fact, reading this from the History website article by Sarah Pruitt made me think that this devastation could do more damage than a kleptocracy: On August 6, 1945, just days after the Potsdam Conference ended, the U.S. bomber Enola Gay dropped the uranium bomb known as “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Despite its devastating effects, Japan didn’t offer unconditional surrender right away, as the United States had hoped. Then on August 8, Soviet forces invaded Japanese-occupied Manchuria, violating an e...