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The Teacher and the Tycoon.
By Bernie V. Lopez – eastwind. Daily Tribune. ‘StarGazer’ column. (Inspired by true characters.) It was graduation day at St. Peter’s High School. The graduation caps flew amid the roar of the frenzied new graduates. Two best of friends left the frenzy and retreated into a quiet corner, talking of their post-graduation dreams. One wanted…
LIPA’S GOLDEN AGE – THE 19TH CENTURY COFFEE BOOM.
By Prof. Bernie V. Lopez – eastwind. Columnist – Daily Tribune (Philippines). Paradoxically, a global coffee pestilence catapulted Lipa in Batangas from an unknown town to an affluent city, simply because it survived the global coffee epidemic of 1887 to 1889. In three short years, Lipa had its Golden Age, a phenomenal rags-to-riches story, while…
LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART, NOT WITH YOUR EARS.
By Prof. Bernie V. Lopez – eastwind, Daily Tribune (Philippines) columnist. Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the icons of classical music, was ironically deaf. In spite of deafness, he composed many masterpieces. Share this article by sending this link = https://eastwindjournals.com/2026/06/13/listen-with-your-heart-not-with-your-ears/ Beethoven – the Deaf Composer. Ludwig walked through the nearby woods and ‘listened’ to…
MIRIAM AND THE CORRUPTION ‘CULTURE’
By Prof. Bernie V. Lopez, Daily Tribune (Philippines). This is a blog copy of the Daily Tribune article.) To share this article, send this link to your friends = https://eastwindjournals.com/2026/05/30/miriam-and-the-corruption-culture/ What does it mean when we say corruption has become a culture? It means corruption has achieved CRITICAL MASS. It has become the NORM, the…
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