Cathy and I had an interesting discussion yesterday at home about former Senator Teresita “Tessie” Aquino-Oreta. Most Filipinos know her as the “Dancing Lady,” one of the infamous senators who voted to keep closed the envelope that would have confirmed whether or not former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was Jose Pidal, the name of someone who siphoned millions of pesos into accounts here and...

Tomorrow, I’ll be submitting music and lyrics for a campaign jingle for a political candidate. The amount of money I’m charging for campaign jingles is literally 75% lower than the amount my other professional musician friends are charging for their campaign jingles, and yet the amount of work I’m putting in is the same amount of work they are. This isn’t a complaint, though; in this day and age, let’s face it,...