
Vicious politics keep growth at bay
Filipinos must reflect on the assertion of freedom, 127 years after the country’s national heroes offered their blood and lives to achieve the freedom we are…
· 3 min read
Topic

Filipinos must reflect on the assertion of freedom, 127 years after the country’s national heroes offered their blood and lives to achieve the freedom we are…
· 3 min read

The midterm polls served as a de facto pre-trial proxy war between the Marcoses and the Dutertes.
· 3 min read

The Senate debate? Well, the goal seemed more like ‘win airtime’ or ‘win the next election.’ It’s not governance, it’s gladiator games — but with more…
· 2 min read

It presented a scenario where Duterte’s allies gain more influence in Congress and Vice President Sara Duterte survives the impeachment trial.
· 3 min read

If only meritocracy were the standard in presidential appointments to begin with, there would have been no need to resort to mass courtesy resignations.
· 2 min read

Hundreds took to the streets in major cities on Sunday to light candles, pray and voice their anger at the attack.
· 2 min read

The Church claims it does not seek political power — but it certainly seeks political outcomes, and that’s not new.
· 3 min read

Brawner thanked Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff, for leading the ratification process.
· 1 min read

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Romeo Brawner Jr., on 7 June welcomed the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA)…
· 1 min read

CEBU CITY — The Visayas Command (VisCom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been commended for its exemplary performance after earning an overall…
· 1 min read

BAGUIO CITY — A man was declared dead-on-arrival at the hospital moments after he was shot by unidentified gunmen in front of his house Tuesday morning.
· 1 min read

‘The 19th Congress cannot bind the 20th Congress. The 19th Congress may say that the [impeachment] will carry over, but the 20th Congress can say no and…
· 2 min read

There can be a stigma attached to working in top government positions, with controversies arising from time to time.
· 3 min read

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Saturday denounced a “malicious and…
· 2 min read

A voluntary resignation is part of the political game and must be viewed as routine and not a punishment.
· 3 min read

The chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday dismissed speculation of a coup d’état, vowing that no such action would occur under his…
· 1 min read

When President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he was open to reconciling with his political foes, the response was mixed.
· 1 min read

For us, the main point of Marcos’ memo is his tacit acknowledgement of a growing sense of collective self-despair regarding his administration’s performance.
· 3 min read

