First signs of trouble in Maguindanao del Norte: "...a “third party” could be behind the assassination because the Sinsuat clan was set to formalize this coming Sunday all reunification efforts bilaterally initiated after the mayoral contest."

Amazing country, is the #Philippines — no sooner than a Marcos gets elected once more to the presidency and we get this return to favour: “Growing ipil-ipil can absorb hazardous contaminants from soil, air, and water.” rappler.com/voices/thought…

In the .Asia Sentinel I reviewed FM Jr's first 100 days: a milestone he got ready to observe, then ditched, then marked anyway. What that says about him, his coalition, and administration. asiasentinel.com/p/marcos-dodge…

Yeah, I noticed!

Hope springs eternal in the pundits’ breasts in the #Philippines

Recordem / recordamos / we remember Pau

Our ‘former partners’ Russia at the United Nations really pulling in the crowds United Nations for their documentary about RT ‘journalists’ covering their illegal, neo-colonial, war of choice on #Ukraine 🇺🇦

Terrific topic. Neglected aspect is how "Moros" have always been part of the global Muslim community, the ummah. Ottoman Sultan & Sultan of Sulu corresponded. Now @pontifex is in Bahrain, reaching out. See also "A Common Word Between Us and You" initiative asiafoundation.org/2008/10/01/in-…

I'm going to miss @Twitter

Not so sure about "shared reality" -- somebody was excavating under our place in Baguio City, near Camp John Hay, undermining the foundations looking for the treasure,-- and this was the 1980s....

Let us know what you find!!

40+ years in the #Philippines and I learn something new every day.....

Library of Congress releases digital collection of Mangyan script philippinestudiesgroup.wordpress.com/2023/02/01/lib…

The Lord bless you and keep you ! My prayers 🙏 are with you!

After calls from Canadian #indigenous communities for the #Catholic Church to rescind the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery,” the #Vatican has disowned that position, claiming it never formed part of the Catholic faith, but stopped short of rescinding it cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/0…

As I read it, the headline Vatican disowns, but does not rescind, “Doctrine of Discovery” doesn’t reflect the contents. Disowning it entirely means there is nothing to “rescind.” Instead the Vatican criticised both the original documents and the use that colonizers made of them

4 June 2021. Pau turned 17 the day he entered the hospital in Barcelona. Diffuse Midline Glioma #DMG. A brain cancer w no cure. He would have turned 19 today. His cells now contribute to research around the world, to give other children a chance to survive. Love&hope.

Condolences and continued prayers for all three in your family.

And I thought after all these years out of academia that I no longer empathised …. BUT I feel for these students — 50 years after I had those emotions!