Latest Issues
Bongbong Marcos for President
Ferdinand Marcos was a strong and decisive leader. He unified the country. He gave his people a sense of history, a sense of purpose and a sense of nationhood. He rescued the country from a […]
Month: October 2021
Latest Issues
BBM: Pay special attention to the poor; capitalism socially unacceptable; government must be competent and ethical
By Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Excerpts from a speech before Asia CEOs, July 29, 2018. They are being published here because the speech remains current) My vision of our country is one that can overcome […]
Latest Issues
The 1980s and the 1990s: The Tale of Two Decades
By Antonio S. Lopez Two decades in modern Philippine history stand out—the 1980s (1980-1989) and the 1990s (1990-1999). They changed the fate and fortune of the nation—from bad to worse, then worse to worst, with […]
Books
Broken (in the best possible way)
By Jenny Lawson Hardcover, 287 pages, 2021. Henry Holt & Co I approached this book with trepidation because it dealt with anxiety, depression, disease, physical ailments, chronic pain, and mental illness. Notorious downers. Who wants […]
Ivy Digest
The stigma of mental illness
A mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.” (National Alliance of Mental […]