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VICE President Sara Duterte

Unfinished constitutional responsibility

There is also a question of fairness to the respondent. Duterte is entitled to due process and a meaningful opportunity to answer the charges brought against…

When many hearts pray as one

When many hearts pray as one

A father recounts the five-week ordeal of his daughter, Regina “Ria,” who battled a life-threatening heart condition in Australia before receiving a successful…

When the law is a matter of color

When the law is a matter of color

One cannot help noticing that an interpretation favored by one political camp is often championed by its legal allies, while another interpretation emerges…

Sir, psst!

Sir, psst!

Perhaps Senator, the next time his attention needs to be called, ‘Mr. Presiding Officer’ would do. It costs nothing.

CADENA: Unchained?

CADENA: Unchained?

The Filipino people have heard enough promises of accountability after the fact. It is time to make accountability visible before the fact.

Danger of forcing prosperity

Danger of forcing prosperity

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,…

THE Senate during the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte

When rules become the crisis

The best outcome, therefore, is not a constitutionally convenient victory for either faction. It is a process whose legitimacy can survive the result.

BONGBONG Marcos

Legacy worth fighting for

The President should make this the defining political reform of his administration — and begin with a personal sacrifice.

Leapfrog or decline

Leapfrog or decline

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…

Pax Silica: More than jobs

Pax Silica: More than jobs

To understand why Pax Silica matters, one must first understand the global context.