The promise we carried: Forty years after EDSA
EDSA turns 40 under a Marcos presidency. With ?8.8 trillion lost to graft and history being rewritten in classrooms, what does People Power mean now?...
Day 2: “Nanlaban” was a lie. The ICC just spent a full day proving it.
ICC prosecutors spent Day 2 dismantling the "nanlaban" script — one body at a time. Here's what the evidence means for Filipinos, and what we...
Day 1: The drug war goes to The Hague: Inside Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing
“The ICC is the last boat the victims can board.” — Joel Butuyan, legal representative for 539 authorized victims, February 23, 2026 That boat sailed...
The Impunity Machine: What the ICC charges say and what the Senate evasion reveals
The ICC charges frame the drug war as a system, not isolated abuse. Here’s what they allege, why Senate evasion matters, and what to watch...
When the campaign becomes the face: Christina Garcia Frasco and DOT’s epal optics
“Puro mukha mo.” That line, thrown out during the Senate Committee on Tourism hearing on February 3, 2026, pretty much summed up what a lot...
My 2026 wishlist for the Philippines
2025 was loud. Hearings were livestreamed. Clips traveled faster than transcripts. Scandals were documented in real time. And yet the year still ended with the...
Public support for an anti-dynasty Law is there, but not everywhere
While Congress debates what kind of anti-dynasty law it is actually willing to approve, fresh survey data gives a clearer view of public sentiment. And...
2025: Exposure was easy. Accountability was not.
By the end of 2025, information was not the problem. Senate hearings were livestreamed. Testimonies circulated in real time. Court rulings were dissected on social...
Anti-Dynasty law, or Anti-Dynasty theater?
In early December 2025, something happened that many Filipinos have been hearing promised, but rarely delivered. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. told the 19th Congress...
The “Bagman” paradox: Can we trust a tainted witness?
Philippine politics is dealing with yet another round of allegations, this time aimed at Vice President Sara Duterte. What makes this episode stand out is...
A collective sigh of relief: Why blocking Duterte’s interim release matters
For years, the families of those killed in the Philippines’ “War on Drugs” have been living in a kind of in-between state. Waiting for accountability....
Sick and tired: Flooded by corruption
Let’s be honest. For many of us, corruption in the Philippines isn’t a policy topic to debate. It’s a daily headache. The same names, the...
Marcos or Duterte? Why swapping faces won’t fix corruption
I came across the Facebook post of Renato Reyes and found myself agreeing. Neither Marcos nor Duterte: Why systemic change remains the end goal in...
Beyond collisions: Why the Philippines must hold the line at Scarborough Shoal
The South China Sea is a vital artery of global trade, but it’s also one of the world’s most contested waters. Within it lies the...
Supreme Court ruling on Sara Duterte impeachment reshapes Philippine politics
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision (Read the Supreme Court Decision ) on July 25, 2025, to halt the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte...