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…
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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…
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The midterm polls served as a de facto pre-trial proxy war between the Marcoses and the Dutertes.
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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…
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It presented a scenario where Duterte’s allies gain more influence in Congress and Vice President Sara Duterte survives the impeachment trial.
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If only meritocracy were the standard in presidential appointments to begin with, there would have been no need to resort to mass courtesy resignations.
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Hundreds took to the streets in major cities on Sunday to light candles, pray and voice their anger at the attack.
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The Church claims it does not seek political power — but it certainly seeks political outcomes, and that’s not new.
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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.
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‘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…
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There can be a stigma attached to working in top government positions, with controversies arising from time to time.
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Members of the House minority bloc berated the Senate on Monday for continuously delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, urging it to…
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A voluntary resignation is part of the political game and must be viewed as routine and not a punishment.
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When President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he was open to reconciling with his political foes, the response was mixed.
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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.
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Political ideological incongruities and opportunistic underpinnings are, however, proving to be key hurdles to the fragile alliance.
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When I was asked, during a press forum last Friday (23 May), whether I thought the President was sincere and acting in good faith in his self-declared “hard…
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Palace spokesperson Claire Castro dismissed former Malacañang mouthpiece Atty. Harry Roque’s claims that the government's efforts to locate him constitute a…
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‘This victory in Davao is important, however, because it serves as a reminder that the Dutertes are still a political force to be reckoned with in the…
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