AT the time of writing, it is 9 a.m. on Monday, May 9. So, by the time you are reading it sometime Tuesday morning, there may have been some significant developments in the world.

By Tuesday, we may know, at least unofficially, who the next president of the Philippines will be. Beyond the local horizons, there may also be a change in the direction of Russia's accursed war against Ukraine, as some announcement from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin regarding the war was expected to mark his country's annual Victory Day rites.