Political satire on leadership and public service

Happiness is not presidential

A President must never be seen enjoying anything. The President must work. His forehead must be permanently furrowed.

7 October 20263 MIN READ

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…

Delay favors political clans

Elections let people keep the leaders who do their jobs and remove those who do not.

2 October 20263 MIN READ

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…

27 September 20263 MIN READ

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.

26 September 20261 MIN READ

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.

21 September 20262 MIN READ

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.

18 September 20261 MIN READ

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…

16 September 20263 MIN READ

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.

12 September 20263 MIN READ

Whatever verdict, our country pays

A conviction could remove Sara Duterte from office and dramatically reshape the political landscape, but it could also deepen the polarization.

3 September 20263 MIN READ

Political noise chills investors

Slowing growth, weak spending sap confidence

3 September 20262 MIN READ

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where the problem and fear…

2 September 20262 MIN READ

Legacy worth fighting for

The President should make this the defining political reform of his administration — and begin with a personal sacrifice.

18 August 20264 MIN READ

Kleptocrats

By accurately pinning down some of our reprehensible political leaders as kleptocrats we’ll be better off. Calling them merely corrupt is too kind and cuddly.

29 July 20263 MIN READ