The architecture of organized forgetting: Inside Epstein’s digital cleanup
How Epstein’s circle tried to bury a criminal record online through SEO, Wikipedia edits, and outsourcing, and why the Philippines must demand accountability now....
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...
The script fails: When the video breaks the narrative
“He’s a pretty out-there kind of a guy.” That line from President Donald Trump is doing a lot of work. It turns a system problem...
Relief, unease, and “Libertad”: Venezuela’s split reaction
Venezuelans reacted to Nicolás Maduro’s capture with relief abroad and caution at home. Here’s what reporting, polling baselines, and X posts reveal about a divided...
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...
The Senate hearing on fake news, and the question it barely touched
The recent Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media hearing on fake news attempted to address an issue that most people intuitively sense. False...
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...
“Baha sa Luneta”: Why a flood of anger hit Rizal Park
I was there on September 21. My husband and I wanted to be part of history to show our anger towards the corruption and how...
AI red lines: setting global boundaries for survival
A coalition of world leaders, Nobel laureates, and tech experts is calling for binding “AI red lines” by 2026—enforceable global limits to stop artificial intelligence...
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...