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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…

The pope of the peripheries to visit PH

Much has been talked, broadcast, forwarded, and written about Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born,…

Another indicator of learning crisis

The dismal passing rate of the latest civil service exams provides another angle to the…

Three types of election surveys

A lot—meaning enough to cause statistically significant change—must have happened in the last week of…

Two popes to journos

World Press Freedom Day (May 3) came and went. Weren’t we all so preoccupied with…

 Red, green, and pink election results

Just when the progressive opposition was bracing for a monumental disappointment, it instead received a…

The four horsemen of the apocalypse

Apocalyptic is how one academic has described the outcome of the 2025 midterm elections. This,…