From democracy to kleptocracy
Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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But Duterte’s camp won’t outright admit these political ploys, much less admit their fear of what the trial will reveal about the Veep’s baggage of…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, closing at 6,126.22, up 91.20 points, or 1.51 percent, while the peso continued to weaken,…
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A court sentenced a former South Korean justice minister on Monday to 25 years in prison for his role in ex-President Yoon Suk…
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BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AFP) — A flamboyant United States-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff…
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Starmer — in office since July 2024 — conceded he had lost the support of his Labor party.
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Through horse-trading maneuvers, it would attempt to woo the allegiance of the Villar siblings and perhaps even Sen. Loren Legarda, who appears to be among the…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last week performed the role of a statesman and a mediator as he called for a special Senate session to address urgent…
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How political lies became today’s consequential ‘triumphant disaster’ predictably will soon preoccupy our historians and social scientists.
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The Philippines is positioning itself as a stronger investment destination for German companies as both countries seek deeper economic ties in areas such as…
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Three of the 10 Double Tax Agreements (agreements between countries preventing individuals and businesses from being taxed twice on the same income) are under…
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Could fresh linguistic constructs outmaneuver the true intent and purpose of what ‘the majority of all its members’ means in the constitutional text?
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting during the President's visit to Kazan, Russia from 17 to…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday declined to issue a fresh statement on the sanctions imposed by the Chinese government against Defense…
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Malacañang is bent on doing anything it can to convict and disqualify Vice President Sara Duterte from holding public office.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Little is known about what President Donald Trump’s intentions are for the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France next week,…
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The Senate is currently paralyzed by the dual claims of leadership, threats to the security of its members due to gunfire and arrest warrants from the ICC, and…
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