One cannot help noticing that an interpretation favored by one political camp is often championed by its legal allies, while another interpretation emerges…
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Perhaps Senator, the next time his attention needs to be called, ‘Mr. Presiding Officer’ would do. It costs nothing.
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The Filipino people have heard enough promises of accountability after the fact. It is time to make accountability visible before the fact.
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For the Philippines, the lesson is simple: let us move up the value chain — but let us not climb it by kicking away the ladder on which our exporters,…
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The best outcome, therefore, is not a constitutionally convenient victory for either faction. It is a process whose legitimacy can survive the result.
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The President should make this the defining political reform of his administration — and begin with a personal sacrifice.
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Now we have another opportunity. But this time, we have to build the foundations. Good governance is often discussed as a matter of morality. It is also…
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To understand why Pax Silica matters, one must first understand the global context.
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If Washington believed Philippine laws or enforcement mechanisms required strengthening, why was there no visible effort to first help an ally address those…
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Courts have long recognized that language must be examined in its entirety — its context, purpose, surrounding circumstances, and the intent behind it.
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