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Numbers game

Numbers game

What began as a tense constitutional contest now looks more like a process shaped by an organized majority with a clear political interest.

Time to drop landlubber mentality

Time to drop landlubber mentality

For a nation bound by a complex maze of over 7,000 islands, our true destiny and our gravest vulnerabilities have always been written on the water.

New system, same old autonomous politics

New system, same old autonomous politics

Genuine autonomy requires an independent leadership accountable solely to its Muslim constituency, entirely free from national executive strings.

New system, same old autonomous politics

New system, same old autonomous politics

Beneath this optimistic rhetoric, a sober look at the landscape reveals a disappointing truth: while Muslim Mindanao has adopted a new parliamentary structure,…

Politics and accountability

Politics and accountability

At their core, the two high-profile officials share a common thread: both appear to have fallen outside the President’s protective political orbit.

Sara’s resilience

Sara’s resilience

The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial unfolds and public…

 Disease of neglect

Disease of neglect

‘Personal responsibility’ becomes a convenient slogan when government fails to provide safe streets, reliable transport, and clean neighborhoods.

Tale of Article I’s origin

Tale of Article I’s origin

To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction.

Donations aren’t plunder

Donations aren’t plunder

The private individuals implicated here are not public officials. They did not prepare Marcoleta’s declarations and could not file or amend his SoCE or SALN…

Elephant in the courtroom

Elephant in the courtroom

The confidential and intelligence fund allocations were not just budget items. They were tools for coalition management.