Five centuries of poverty, promises and plunder
The Philippines’ centuries-long struggle with poverty continues as corruption, political patronage and inequality undermine public services and economic…
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Political patronage and public accountability
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Opposition’s 2028 ‘Plan B(aste)’
The impeachment trial, instead of dragging Sara down, has become a platform to present herself as the victim of a political vendetta.
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Political narra-thieves
State actors and various political interest groups use huge resources peddling narratives which, for the most part, are effective in amplifying pre-existing…
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Let’s do it, if Congress won’t
The push gained momentum amid the flood control scandal, which Carpio has linked to the broader problem of political dynasties and their control over public…
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Delay favors political clans
Elections let people keep the leaders who do their jobs and remove those who do not.
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Dynasty pathogens
Numerous studies show political dynasties, optimizing their power and wealth, are superbugs in our body politic, doing things they are supposedly forbidden to…
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CBCP backs Anti-Political Dynasty Law passage
The CBCP backs an anti-political dynasty law after the Supreme Court directed Congress to enforce the constitutional ban on political dynasties.
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Leonen tags Romualdezes, Dutertes ‘fat’ dynasties
Each year of legislative inaction allows political inequalities, patronage and other problems associated with concentrated political power to persist.
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Dy says Anti-Political Dynasty law House priority
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Carpio threatens SC challenge to dynasty ‘legitimization’ bill
Carpio also said he and other advocates would pursue a people’s initiative to enact what he called a genuine anti-political dynasty law.
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SC orders Congress to enact anti-political dynasty law
The Supreme Court has ordered Congress to enact an anti-political dynasty law, ruling that its 39-year failure to fulfill the constitutional mandate amounted…
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Politics and accountability
At their core, the two high-profile officials share a common thread: both appear to have fallen outside the President’s protective political orbit.
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Illness scheme
Variations on the wheelchair routine flourished, usually including hospital detention, which notably former president Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada made trendy.
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Martyr to his own greed
For all we know, the script is still being written: hospitalization, special treatment, legal maneuvering, delays — then a convenient way out .
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