FOR US in the Philippines, the future is like the typhoons that so often
engulf and flood our homes and communities, bringing chaos and destruction in
their wake. But like the minaalamon (which means wise person locally) who have
learned to endure the many typhoons in their life, we have learned to read the
warnings, prepare for them, survive their fury, and rebuild our lives
afterwards. Try living under a dictator for years.
Which is why someone like me, involved in thinking about the future, ended up
torn between two important tasks. There I was at the beginning of September,…
