Fatal obsession with political messiahs
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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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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Political analyst Ronald Llamas said any senator considering a shift to the minority bloc should be viewed as the “lesser evil,” warning that accepting…
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The Marcos administration has breached the separation of powers by meddling in the Senate’s business over the dispute over remote sessions and online voting,…
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The Marcos shadow still haunts the nation, with some questioning whether his only son, who is now President, is attempting to revive similar tactics in today’s…
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But along with the growing concern over fake accounts, coordinated social media operations are now using artificial intelligence to spread politically-charged…
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What ‘vibrancy of democracy’ was Senator Rodante Marcoleta babbling about?
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As the Philippines grapples with impeachment proceedings, political dynasties at war, institutional crises, disinformation, and renewed debates on…
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With the softening of Trump’s attitude towards Taiwan’s independence, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there is no change in Washington’s policy of…
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If you are just looking from the outside, you might think social work is just boring paperwork and red tape. But if you’ve ever been in a tight spot these guys…
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Alan Peter Cayetano has long been an ally of Rodrigo Duterte, first as his running mate in 2016 and later as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
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Vida, also present at the Tuesday briefing but who didn’t indicate that he had immensely enjoyed the virtual shredding of Cayetano’s bloated ego, described the…
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With the impeachment trial looming, wresting control of the Senate is crucial to ensure the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte, which is step 1 of a grand…
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When leaders govern without moral frameworks, without accountability, without even the basic decency of shame, they do not simply steal money. They steal…
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The title is borrowed from a 1957 Hollywood movie best remembered for tense confrontations, simmering rivalries, loyalty and betrayal, escalating paranoia, and…
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