
Theatrics or statesmanship
Every controversy becomes an opportunity for political positioning, and alliances are measured according to their usefulness in the next election.
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Every controversy becomes an opportunity for political positioning, and alliances are measured according to their usefulness in the next election.
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Tensions are expected to spike anew in the upper chamber as Sen. Rodante Marcoleta moved to summon former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to an inquiry into his…
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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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TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed dismay over recent developments in the Senate, which he believes has lowered the reputation of the chamber.
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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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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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‘Because their problem is that the impeachment will likely lose in the Senate, and VP Sara could still win in 2028. That’s why the discussion is to move ahead…
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A republic is not governed in theory alone. In our part of the world, imagine it as a balangay: a vessel crossing uncertain waters where every pair of hands…
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