Zero credibility
Rather than accept failure, Malacañang doubled down, insisting the President was correct. Then in a bid to salvage the narrative, Marcos…
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Puppet on a string
Malacañang’s script promised swift coordination, a high-level delegation and the return of the alleged mastermind of a multibillion-peso…
Fishing expedition smells
The House’s posture bordered on turning a gatekeeping function into a quasi-trial.
Guilty ‘til proven innocent
The Bangko Sentral is independent by law. Yet its leadership is appointed by the President. AMLC operates within that orbit.
Impeach spectacle has perils
The 2012 trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, removed by the Senate for failing to fully disclose his assets, including millions in…
Where, how did you get all those billions?
This impeachment process is a test of whether accountability still means anything in this republic.
Next crisis being ignored
Urea prices have already jumped more than 40 percent to $700 a ton; international bidding has hit $1,000 a ton.
Looking glass of rage
Even in a nation with a long history of political violence, three assassination attempts in less than two years is extraordinary.
Fool’s errand
After days on the ground in Prague, the trip has produced exactly nothing.
Who stubbed Robin’s toe?
Why are you recommending a friend to enter a burning building? Why pass the misery to Jimmy? What did Jimmy do to you?
Senate showdown all set
The real drama, and the true test of political will, lies not in the House but in the Senate, where the proceedings ultimately come down to…
Win, that’s what we need
A sports program cannot survive on tourism alone. Hosting is a means to an end, and that end must be the elevation of the Filipino athlete…
Farce in overdrive
Co’s Philippine passport had been canceled months earlier on a Sandiganbayan warrant, causing widespread confusion about his fate.
Bracing for rough waters
The medium-term picture depends on one critical variable: how long the Middle East conflict will sustain elevated energy prices.
Orals tagged ‘Moby Dick’
If the Ombudsman and the other investigating bodies had only paid attention to the SC’s public consultations, they would have had a clear…
Sara‘s tantrum
In the end, no right was violated. No liberty curtailed. The Vice President was free to go.
Bankrupt, spent rerun
The episode stood as a textbook case of how legislative spectacle can substitute for sober inquiry.
China hates this
Then suddenly the difficult neighbors, friends of the US by the way, are in the playground, right where Xi can see them, doing drills,…