Portrait of Bernie V. Lopez

Bernie V. Lopez

Bernie V. Lopez (pen name eastwind) is firstly an adventurer, having backbacked across Europe and North Africa about 18,000 kms. for 3 long years, from which he draws experiential wisdom for his writings. He was escaping New York, which he called “a spiritual desert”, looking for himself by drifting. He walked 80 kms in 7 days on a pilgrimage from Lisbon to Fatima, asking the Lord what to do with himself. He learned the answer after 20 years - to be writer. He has a blogsite with inspirational focus. He was also (retired) an independent TV docu producer, and a professor of development communications. His writings for Daily Tribune focus on geopolitics and spiritual inspiration.

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Listen with your heart

Listen with your heart

The soul has many windows. When one is shut, one or two more open in the name of survival. The soul’s spiritual energy cannot be suppressed. It oozes out of…

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Valium addiction’s curse: A true story

Valium addiction’s curse: A true story

I loved Sarah and when she died, I had nightmares. When six more of my patients died in a span of three weeks, I developed chronic insomnia.

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Lesson in humility

Lesson in humility

‘There are no rules in love. You find love in strange places, even in jungles like New York.’

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If North Korea and Iran get together

If North Korea and Iran get together

Kim knows North Korea is untouchable because of its long-range nuclear ICBMs that can possibly hit the US continent if push comes to shove.

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Open Letter to U.S. Ambassador Lee Lipton

Open Letter to U.S. Ambassador Lee Lipton

Now, more than ever, in the midst of an escalating crisis in the West Philippine Sea, we, the Filipino people, need help from our American allies, not today…

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Grave threats wrong charge vs Sara

Grave threats wrong charge vs Sara

Is Sara’s statement of ‘fear for her life’ a hint that she may really go into hiding, or is she just playing the martyr?

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Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this coalition because…

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Protesters stage a rally along Kalaw Avenue in Manila on 4 July 2026, marking the 80th Philippine-U.S. Friendship Day by opposing what they describe as expanded U.S. military presence and intervention, as well as the proposed Pax Silica Initiative.

Pax Silica — Dream or Nightmare?

Pax Silica is not looking for a ‘partner’ to share profits with. It is looking for a country dumb enough and blind enough not to see the pitfalls.

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