Some ‘5,500 completed, overwhelmed, economic sabotage’
Pray tell, is the President free — if not immune — of blame, completely out of the loop and the larger net of malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance that…
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Primer Pagunuran
Primer Pagunuran currently drafts his dissertation proposal on infrastructural policy via public private partnership for his Doctor of Public Administration. With a master’s in public policy at UP Diliman, he used to be the chief of staff of key legislators of the House of Representatives. At the Center for Integrative and Development Studies, he is part of the research team that begun seminal work on Philippine federalism. He has written in local and foreign journals and presented papers in international conferences. In between, he plays tennis, loves to travel, fends for birds, a dog and cat lover, a marksman, a widower.
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Senate cuts impeachment Gordian knot
The Senate’s decisive vote to dismiss the impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte, in alignment with the Supreme Court ruling, marked a historic display…
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Cut-rate electricity or regulatory paralysis?
Efforts to reduce electricity costs through VAT removal, fuel audits, and market reforms face uncertainty amid leadership changes at the Energy Regulatory…
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Political spenders on media ads
Election campaigns in the Philippines prioritize business over public service, with millions spent on media ads and little on grassroots engagement — raising…
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Aging population, pensions, perdition
A critical examination of the Philippines’ looming aging crisis, urging urgent reform in fiscal planning, welfare policies, and data-driven governance to avoid…
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‘Obedezco pero no cumplo’
The phrase obedezco pero no cumplo—"I obey but do not comply"—reflects a culture of superficial compliance in governance, revealing systemic dysfunctions…
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Laudable gov’t programs
Nationwide Valor Clinics for veterans and a paralegal program that freed over 85,000 PDLs mark significant strides in healthcare and justice reform — proof…
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Unheld dialogue over WPS
The South China Sea dispute underscores complex geopolitical challenges as the Philippines navigates sovereignty claims, international law, and China’s “grey…
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Free press, free people
There have been such charges lodged against the paper in its 25 years of existence largely because the ‘medium is the message.’
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