Indeed, the scandals are deserving of thorough no-nonsense investigations, which at some point may tar even the probing senators themselves.

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 24 August 2025 · 3 min read

Typical of his recent soundbites, this time Mr. Marcos Jr.’s remarks can’t be cynically dismissed as another lame attempt at populist politicking.

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 20 August 2025 · 3 min read

For the moment, the country’s allies are verbally and physically warning China to calm down and think twice.

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 17 August 2025 · 3 min read

Claiming it’s been definitely answered by an ‘archived’ impeachment trial is either a blatant lie or admitting that one has a small mind.

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 13 August 2025 · 3 min read

In journalistic ‘knowing,’ merely reporting an ‘open secret’ on what’s wrong or corrupt, which people often say they don’t find at all surprising, isn’t the…

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 9 August 2025 · 3 min read

In our case, the US initially announced a 17-percent tariff last April, later raising it to 20 percent; but following President Marcos Jr.’s state visit, this…

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 6 August 2025 · 3 min read

Amoral political realism because no one cheering, or even those who had boycotted, will publicly dare cross the man whom they privately assess is a lame duck…

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 3 August 2025 · 2 min read

Nonetheless, should the House go one way or the other it remains that they were given credible legal advice by retired Supreme Court justices on how to…

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 31 July 2025 · 3 min read

We should be insulted, as one Filipino novelist put it, every time someone raises the resilience banner in these trying times.

Nick V. Quijano Jr. · 27 July 2025 · 3 min read