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Unfriending over politics

Political disagreements have always existed. As the daughter of an Ilocano Marcos loyalist (my dad)…

The law they forgot they passed 

Some laws are ahead of their time. Their enactment may have been initially performative—intended primarily…

Measuring the middle class

Increasing the size of the middle class is said to be a national objective for…

The fiction of ‘protective custody’

Scripted or not, the chaos at the Senate Wednesday night begs thorough investigation and should…

Gross power play

When the gavel banged down at the House of Representatives late Monday afternoon, the final…

The cannonball run

For all the mockery that greets the term “military intelligence,” Sen. Panfilo Lacson saw what…

‘The stars align’: A pink president in 2028?

OXFORD—”Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Thus…

Breaking the hazing cycle

Last month, 22 Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) cadets were found to have suffered severe…

Corruption with no mastermind

One of the startling conclusions in Senate blue ribbon committee Chair Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s report…

Surveys tell ‘little history’

Thirty years ago, in February 1996, I began a column in Evening Paper (EP), which…