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A can of worms

I have long been convinced that the history of our present, ill-fated Fifth Republic is…

‘Kung walang mahirap, walang corrupt?’

Philippine political discourse in the past decade has been dominated by three competing narratives. On…

Using tragedy for clout

Two hours from Tokyo, there is a beautiful forest known for its tall, overlapping trees…

Joel Villanueva and the politics of memory

There is one thing the past has taught us about law and politics in our…

Asia wins the Reyes Cup again

Asia, led by the Philippines, has the best pool players in the world, in my…

Caution needed on eVisa program

Have we not learned anything from the Alice Guo caper? The former Bamban, Tarlac mayor…

Once again: What ‘kidnapping’?

From that fateful day in March this year when former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested…

Jerrold Tarog’s ‘Quezon’

Jerrold Tarog’s long-awaited “Quezon” did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, it exceeded my…

Z-aspirations, Z-asperations 

When I did my column last week (see “Gen Z fever,” 10/14/25) about the increasingly…

The problem with VIP treatment

The term “public servant” carries a certain moral expectation that those who enter government office…