Horizons

‘Moralpolitik’: Is PH the most corrupt nation?

Government buildings on fire. Police stations reduced to ashes. Symbols of power and any expression…

Dutertismo: Hijacking good governance  

We live in strange times indeed. I have witnessed bizarre events across the world, but…

Dark horses: Bam Aquino and Bong Go

It felt like living through my version of ”The Year of Living Dangerously.” Both surreal…

Succession: Who should Marcos support?

The great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky warned a century-and-a-half earlier: “In turbulent times of upheaval…

The unbearable burden of responsibility

A few years back, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I found myself confronting…

Philippine ‘democrazy’: A constitutional crisis? 

There is a reason why ancient philosophers were profoundly skeptical about democracy. In “The Republic,”…

Frontline alliance: Philippines and Poland 

Warsaw—”We are a typical Western country,” a top Polish expert explained as we settled into…

Bam and Kiko: Pragmatism or party-building? 

Gdansk—It was a long night. Sleeping in a World War II era hospital-turned-hotel at the…

Marcos Jr.: A ‘lame duck President’? 

“Quotang quota na ako,” former senator Antonio Trillanes told me when asked about the emerging…

Mamdani, Vico, and the Pink Movement 

In 2028, I will not run. I am already telling you this now. That’s why…