Recently, I was honored with a legacy award for my contributions to music, media, and entertainment. While the recognition means a great deal to me, my deeper purpose has always been the same: to help unknown people discover themselves and grow into stars - particularly in the music, media, and film industries. Over time, I came to describe this mission as Star Consciousness, a mindset and spiritual framework centered on inner transformation rather than external status. The principles I use come from universal laws and teachings I learned through guidance I attribute to extraterrestrial sources. I later shaped these ideas into a book, Galactic Testament: Spiritual Wisdom from Advanced Extraterrestrial Intelligences, which reflects the message that genuine stardom begins within.

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In my “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!” column for the September 21, 2026, edition of OpinYon, I promised that after my narration of the events of Friday night and Saturday, September 22 & 23, 1972, that I would backtrack through Philippine Political History up to the November 1953 National Elections. That would be enough in terms of explaining my personal involvement in Philippine History and Politics. 

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I have maintained the belief that in this age of digital media, social media, content creation, and misinformation (and disinformation), a formal declaration of Martial Law such as made in 1972 is no longer needed.

Today, blanket bans of websites or even cutting off Internet service – all in the name of national security and people's safety – is enough.

The recent, sudden bans of Reddit and Discord is just the beginning.

So are the reported plans to restrict access to Meta (Facebook, Messenger and Instagram) and requiring people to register via their National IDs. (Given the persistent problems we are having with our National ID system, I believe such a plan would be a logistical nightmare both for Meta and government agencies.)


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Meanwhile, one of my elder maternal first cousins, Ramon “Monchet” Albert y Araneta called just as dawn was breaking. He told me that all the AM and FM radio stations were dead. Meanwhile, Charlie and Gerry called me for us to get together and go to the residence of Liberal Party (LP) President, Senate Minority Floor Leader and Senator (1967 – 1973) Gerardo “Gerry” Roxas y de Leon on P. Tuason corner EDSA. I informed Noel and Elin Mondejar and we all went to Senator Roxas’ home.


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“Kayo po na nakaupo, subukan niyo namang tumayo — at baka matanaw ninyo ang tunay na kalagayan ko.”
— Gloc-9, “Upuan”

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