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2 days plus 1: Sovereignty and spectacle in the Senate
by Aven Piramide - November 5, 2026 - 12:00am
It was on September 16, 1991 (or some 35 years ago) when the Philippine Senate made a historic stand by voting 12–11 to reject the RP-US Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Peace, effectively ending nearly...
China, Philippines, and the U.S. are equal sovereign states
by Aven Piramide - November 1, 2026 - 12:00am
In Law school decades ago, I learned from the subject Public International Law, this principle of sovereign equality of states.
Absolute visceral revulsion
by Aven Piramide - October 29, 2026 - 12:00am
After reading some of my stinging Off Tangent columns against China and Ambassador Jing Quan, a friend called me up with an advice for me to tone down my articles.
We do not live by China’s bread alone
by Aven Piramide - October 25, 2026 - 12:00am
I discern that economics is an argument raised by China defenders in the ongoing Philippine-China tiff over the West Philippine Sea.
Chinese ambassador, persona non grata
by Aven Piramide - October 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, proclaimed in 1970, that “states shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or...
How to stand against a bully!
by Aven Piramide - October 15, 2026 - 12:00am
One day, years ago, the message contained in the lyrics of a Bee Gees’ song pinned me to an embarrassing corner. “I started a joke which started the whole world crying. But I didn't see that the joke...
Driving 800 meter distance in one hour
by Aven Piramide - October 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Few days ago, I attended a kind of a class reunion at an Ayala mall restaurant less than one kilometer from my humble home.
Why lease a landfill?
by Aven Piramide - October 4, 2026 - 12:00am
After a rather long period of procrastination, I finally found a will to check some boxes that were soaked in floodwaters weeks ago.
Buying China-made products is helping China violate Philippine territorial rights
by Aven Piramide - September 27, 2026 - 12:00am
While driving home in my 1970 model Volkswagen Beetle, I noticed that traffic flow began to move slowly somewhere in Barangay Pit-os. I came from Barangay Paril.
Duterte’s impeachment, China’s trepidation
by Aven Piramide - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
In my previous article, I surmised that China is obsessed to make our country its province.
Magical poll surveys
by Aven Piramide - September 13, 2026 - 12:00am
This early, we have been shown political surveys.
The lie we know can be safer  
by Aven Piramide - September 11, 2026 - 12:00am
 While reading a number of social media posts the other day, I came across a line that I felt was appropriate and timely in light of the current socio-political incidents gripping our country.
An Imperative Need
by Aven Piramide - September 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Some two decades ago, my family had a chance to acquire a small piece of land in a mountain barangay.
China is a liar!
by Aven Piramide - August 30, 2026 - 12:00am
In the field of international politics, many diplomatic pronouncements are often betrayed by vicious actions.
Revealing China’s obsession
by Aven Piramide - August 27, 2026 - 12:00am
For more than two decades, the OFF TANGENT column of this paper, has been my simple way of conversing with you twice weekly, Thursdays and Sundays.
AI FB video a Sara parody?
by Aven Piramide - August 20, 2026 - 12:00am
This article today takes the liberty of reviewing an AI-generated FB video.
A battle is lost, we can still win the war
by Aven Piramide - August 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Several months ago, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast a severe El Niño phenomenon to start in late June towards the end portion of this ye...
Lim Ahong relived
by Aven Piramide - July 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Scanty historical accounts described Lim Ahong simply as a Chinese pirate.
Not a tale of two cities, but...
by Aven Piramide - July 26, 2026 - 12:00am
If we talk about the rain water that severely flooded Metro Cebu just few days ago, I remember a part of the opening chapter of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”.
Cold neutrality
by Aven Piramide - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Days prior to the filing of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio with the Senate, I saw an unbelievable explosion of social media.
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