Zoilo "Bingo" P. Dejaresco III

Disaster movies, and raging storms

Extreme bad weather in Manila can bring one home earlier than usual. It gives one the luxury of watching two Netflix movies in one sitting till one's eyelids drop.

Why American polls matter to the Philippines

American elections matter to the Philippines even if Filipinos do not vote for their President this November.

Marcos wants to reduce poverty to 9%?

Before the pandemic, the Philippine poverty rate was only 19 percent, but scaled up to 23 percent in 2021, at the height of Covid-19. President Marcos was able to reduce it to 15.5 percent percent by 2023.

What makes Singapore tick?

In Asia, one can confidently declare that Singapore is the best in most aspects.

Ex-associate justice seeks world opinion vs. China

As China again did violence against Philippine boats and soldiers Monday, former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio enjoined all to drag China into the bar of world opinion in a Finex meeting last week.