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Can Duterte take his oath in The Hague?

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla declared last Monday that “[w]e recognize the victory of former president…

The ghosts of past purges

Of the three restoration regimes we’ve had—Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III, and Ferdinand Marcos…

Cleaning the House of Marcos

President Marcos’ stunning directive for his Cabinet to submit courtesy resignations marks a turning point…

Avoiding Edsa’s traffic nightmare

No matter what contingency plans the government will come up with following the Edsa rehabilitation…

Easing burden of road crash victims

The month of May has been deadly with two major vehicular accidents. In one, a…

Democratic economics and politics

I am often mistaken for a political scientist, obviously because of my experience in election…

Opportune time for electoral reforms

When the framers of the 1987 Constitution included party list representation in Article VI of…

The problem is what fuels dynasties

T hey’re blamed for everything wrong in Philippine politics, and their banishment is seen as…

Outsmarted by AI

A heated debate is taking place within writerly circles. The question is whether the essays…

How the midterms redrew the road to 2028

The May 2025 Philippine midterm elections stunned political observers and campaign strategists alike. What was…