By Atty. Antonio P. Pekas

Let me add to the already confusing or deceptive predictions of so called feng shui experts.
From October of this year to November 2018, the planet Jupiter will be in Scorpio. Scorpio is about passion, sex, money and power, among other things. Jupiter is about expansion, truth, taking risks and learning lessons from experiences. It is also the planet of hope or optimism.
So “sex” was riled up and all of a sudden Hollywood and the media in the US are agog with sexual abuse exposes. Several icons in Hollywood have already been demonized on account of sexual abuse if not sexcapades. A number of popular media and TV stars who had been holding the American public on their palms suddenly were exposed naked regarding their improper and embarrassing sexual behaviors. Suddenly they were fired from their popular and influential jobs in the effort of networks or media outfits to save themselves from being buried by an irate viewing or reading public.
Closer to home, as Jupiter entered the cusp of Scorpio, the former’s penchant for truth, specially among the moneyed and powerful resulted in the exposure of the erstwhile untouchable Lucio Tan’s debt to the government (the unpaid airport dues) to the tune of P7 billion. No less than PDu30 exposed it and in no time, Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines settled the matter at P6 billion.
More exposure of oligarch lies to the public are expected in this country considering that they had been raking it in by lying to the public. Jupiter’s penchant for truth will get the better of them.
Another thing which should proliferate are scams through the media and the Internet. Already, the SEC published a warning last week for the public not to be easily beguiled by the sweet tongue of swindlers. Really? But of course they had not known such new schemes had be percolating in the heavens for quite sometime already.
As earlier mentioned, money will be of particular concern this coming year. Banking or making money from money will be lucrative. The property market will also be good as well as the stock market. The thing to guard however in a Jupiter transit is its optimism which can be overly displayed or interpreted. Some control should be enforced. Diversify your stock investments is the least we can say.
Since Jupiter is the intergalactic gambler, more and more Cordillerans will pin their hopes on the roll of the dice or the rattling of slot machines spewing out coins when the lucky number was hit. The casino vans ferrying low and high rollers from Baguio City and La Trinidad to Poro Point, San Fernando, La Union will be busy. But as usual more will go down hopeful but only a few will come back with ear to ear smiles. The majority will lose even their shirts. So keep that hope in check.
Many major political events and squabbles will be witnessed. Momentous political events can happen and some may be for the better. In this country, these had already started through the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao and the plan to spread it out to the other parts of the country.
The movement for federalism or autonomy might snowball, and some conflicts might occur for some political changes in the country to be concretized.
The darker side of us and in society is symbolized by Scorpio. So this might be the right time to put up a nightclub.
Passion and jealousy are also in this domain. So success this time might have to entail a passionate drive or strong commitment. Half-hearted measures will not do.
On the personal side, this might be the time for deep intimacy but playing around might be met with dire consequences for jealousy, loyalty and vindictiveness are also Scorpionic. So are diseases and their cures, as well as scandals. Thus, the dengvaxia scandal involving powerful people.
Whatever the future has in store for us, let us welcome the New Year with hope—which is what Jupiter is all about.**