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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…
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…
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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