Hello there, everyone! I invite you to join me online via live audio-streaming and liveblogging, together with my other fellow bloggers as we talk politics and more with survey-leading Presidentiable, Senator Manuel “Manny Villar” tomorrow at Bonifacio High Street.
As of this writing, I have yet to find out the names of other bloggers who will be there with me. I will let you know tomorrow as I liveblog the conversation/interview.
As you may well know, I am an avid supporter of Manny Villar in his bid for the presidency come 2010 so I wouldn’t dare pass up this chance of meeting him face to face to ask him some of my burning questions. I do hope this coffee session eventually cement my conviction of rooting for him and campaigning for him to my family and friends who are yet to make up their minds on who to vote for.
You are enjoined to participate in the discussion by sending in your comments through chat, voting in the polls and tweeting using hashtag #villar2010.
Join us and make your opinions matter! Make your vote count! Let your voice be heard!
[…] my pre-interview article, I titled the post “Behind Frosted Glass: Uncovering the “Man” in Manny Villar”. I chose that title because I felt it was a fitting comparison to how people see him — […]
We the PTA Officers of San CArlos City in Pangasinan are hopeful that Sen Villar will reALLY COME TO SEE US. . wE HOPE YOU WILL BRIDGE IT FOR US. THANKS.
Hi Amy, thanks for the visit and comment. I do not work for Sen. Manny Villar but I'll do my best to send your request to his office. Please email me details (name, contact, address, organization details etc) to rjmarmol [at] gmail [dot] com, so I can send it to them. Mabuhay!
I’m RJ Marmol — writer, musician, and independent creator based in Manila.
I write songs, essays, and books about the messy overlap between money, overwhelm, creativity, identity, and rebuilding. Much of my work circles around what happens when life stops feeling manageable — and how we try to think clearly, make decisions, and keep moving anyway.
On the music side, I release work as HeyRJ. On the writing side, this site is where I gather my books, essays, notes, and whatever I’m building next.
Music
HeyRJ is my sonic soul project. I create raw, minimalist-style and deeply personal music interpretations that feel like a late-night conversation with your truest self.
By blending lo-fi acoustic textures with poetic honesty, my work explores love, loss, grief, healing, and the quiet in-betweens of life. Each song is a letter — a journal entry — a gentle companion for when the world feels too loud or too quiet.
While my catalogue began with intimate cover renditions, my work is increasingly being shaped by original writing, drawing from years of poems, lived questions, and emotional survival.
“Stuck Home Syndrome”released on March 20, 2026 is my first original 20-track album written during a period when time felt compressed and days began to blur into each other. The songs came from sitting with thoughts that had nowhere else to go — unfiltered, repetitive, and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a concept album that isn’t built around singles or polish. It’s closer to a continuous inner monologue, recorded with minimal production and very little ornamentation and meant to be listened to as one cohesive body of work. The goal wasn’t to resolve anything, only to document how it felt while it was happening.
On May 29, 2026 I released new original singles – “Rapturous”, “Uh Huh”, “Look At You”, “All That” and “Blew Print”. I continue to release both original and cover songs and intend to so for as long as I can so check back every once in a while — you might. just find something you’ll like.
For business inquiries relating to music, email me at: heyrjmusic[at]gmail[dot]com or my personal email at: rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com.
A nonfiction book about what debt does to the mind — and how to begin functioning again when financial stress has made everything feel blurred, urgent, and overwhelming.
Rather than treating debt only as a financial math problem, the book explores the emotional and cognitive realities of financial distress: shame, decision fatigue, avoidance, panic, relationship strain, and the difficulty of making sound decisions while mentally depleted.
Published under Steady Hand Press. It’s available worldwide in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon. Bookstores and libraries can also be order it wholesale via Ingram.
Contact
For book-related inquiries, media requests, bookstore questions, or discussion-group invitations, you can reach me through the contact page on this site or send me an email to rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com or hello[at]steadyhandpress.com
RJMarmol.com 
Let me know what you think… :)