Then comes the qualifier: online gambling is ‘not a criminal enterprise per se.’ True — just as a slot machine is not a criminal in itself.
John Henry Dodson · · 3 min read
I took it as another of his ‘veteran moves’ —like when he would momentarily step out of a world spinning too fast for everyone’s comfort.
John Henry Dodson · · 3 min read
In August 2024, the Angeles City Prosecutor’s Office threw the case out. The reasons? Lack of jurisdiction, insufficient probable cause, and most notably, a…
John Henry Dodson · · 6 min read
In Philippine politics, when they say sui generis, they usually mean they’re winging it, or bending the rules with flair.
John Henry Dodson · · 3 min read
Maritime safety, like everything else, comes down to cost benefit. And the math doesn’t always favor the crew.
John Henry Dodson · · 2 min read
What the anti-gun lobby refuses to say is that legal gun ownership in the Philippines is already one of the most regulated in the region.
John Henry Dodson · · 3 min read
The real curse of the SoNA isn’t bad news — it’s its predictability: new slogans, same old choreography.
John Henry Dodson · · 2 min read
Duterte never asked to be admired; he demanded obedience. He rarely sought forgiveness, only results.
John Henry Dodson · · 5 min read
Estrada’s life is a paradox. He was, by his own admission, no saint: he loved brandy, horses and women. Yet to many Filipinos, especially the poor, he never…
John Henry Dodson · · 4 min read
We brought the outside world into lockdown homes through digital field shows like Gising Na, streaming real-time reports and interviews from the frontlines —…
John Henry Dodson · · 4 min read
