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Why don’t our politicians really eliminate poverty? Because poverty serves a purpose — for them. Poverty gives them power.
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Why don’t our politicians really eliminate poverty? Because poverty serves a purpose — for them. Poverty gives them power.
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Dysfunctional governance is an anachronism in public administration as a modernizing field, albeit ‘wicked’ is the term used in the lingua franca.
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Business and civic organizations opposed House Bill No. 8389 or the Anti-Dynasty Bill, warning that the measure could strengthen political dynasties instead of…
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Administration after administration promised reform. Some delivered progress. Many fell short. Corruption survived.
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This is not democracy; it is the idolatry of our own ruin. We have created a culture where loyalty to a political brand supersedes loyalty to the republic.
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‘So if you want a reliable government, you need to change. Voters need to change first. They need to have a basis in their selections, correct standards.’
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Civic groups launched yesterday a coalition called “Dapat Isa Lang Movement” to push a genuine Anti-Political Dynasty law, bypassing Congress through a…
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“Gusto niyo bang mabago ang buhay niyo? Huwag kayong bumoto ng pare-pareho apelyido” (Do you want your lives to change? Stop voting for those with the same…
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As the country struggles to keep the economy afloat in these times of political strife and a fuel crisis, this mother-focused celebration should include our…
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Nosy Tarsee is feeling the heat of the battle for the mayoralty of the country’s biggest and richest city, even though the current lady mayor is still in…
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He asserted that the investigation into the Vice President’s alleged wrongdoing was not truly a pursuit of accountability.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday resorted to a little theatrics in confronting rumors — walking and shuffling as if he were about to break into a…
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In the tight-knit circle of Philippine family empires, where boardrooms double as family reunions and a handshake can outlast any contract, debts have a way of…
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WUXI, China (AFP) — In a community center in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing…
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Calling it a “budol” or scam, the House minority bloc rejected House Bill 8389 during its sponsorship hearing in the plenary.
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A House committee has approved a consolidated bill to prohibit political dynasties, a move that leaders say signals a decisive step toward fulfilling a mandate…
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Senators on Monday aggressively pushed to reform the existing party-list system to keep political families, contractors, and regional parties from monopolizing…
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Political reformists believe the anti-dynasty bill, while imperfect, should be passed in the current legislative session and reconfigured later, since this is…
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