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Today, Filipinos once again troop to the polls to participate in Philippine democracy’s most festive tradition. Without even being deep enough into the details of the who’s who among the choices and the what’s what of the “issues” at stake, it is easy to predict what the outcome of all this means to the average…
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Too much social media? This is, of course, a global problem leading some countries like Australia to apply minimum age limits to the creation of accounts on popular social media services. This particular age limits “solution”, interestingly enough, highlights the core issue of how access to unregulated information poses a potential hazard to impressionable young…
All their eggs in one basket. That’s the situation the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte find themselves in today. They may be numerous (if we rely on the size of their mass protest rallies), perhaps. But the million-dollar question is, how do they turn those numbers into power? First thing to reflect upon is…
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The mathematics of election and impeachment are quite simple. It really depends on the people at the end of the day; the conviction or acquittal of Vice-President Sara Duterte from the impeachment complaint filed against her. The Ensaymorons fell silent yesterday faced with the reality revealed by the survey conducted by WR Numero — that…
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Not surprising. The campaign strategy of the Yellowtards for the coming elections 2025 and 2028 is, yet again, that all too familiar “Anyone but [insert demonised person here]!” Nowadays that blank to be filled in the template rhetoric is none other than current Vice President Sara Duterte as Yellowtard “thought leaders” would like everyone to…
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Impeachment in the Philippines is unlike any ordinary court proceeding. It is a sui generis legal process defined by the 1987 Constitution, designed to hold high-ranking officials such as the President, Vice President, and Supreme Court Justices accountable for serious offenses—including betrayal of public trust, corruption, and violations of the Constitution. Although there are elements…
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The Dutertes and their allies are the privileged ones in Inquirer columnist Randy David’s book. He writes in his recent piece how “I cringe each time the treatment of [Vice President Inday Sara] Duterte is compared to the treatment of former vice president Leni Robredo under the Duterte presidency.” VP Sara was given the privilege…
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In his Inquirer piece “And then there were none” published today, Manuel L Quezon III writes the obituary of the Dutertes as a political force. Question is, is he right or wrong? His basis is the inability of Duterte to muster crowds of people against the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. Here is MLQ3 looks…