Politics
OPINION: Why an Anti-Dynasty Law Is Now a Democratic Emergency
Nearly four decades after the 1987 Constitution warned against political dynasties, Congress still hasnโt passed the one law that would make that warning real. In that vacuum, political families didnโt just survive โ they flourished. Today, they dominate nearly every corner of the Philippine political map. Passing an anti-dynasty law isnโt just reform for reformโs […]
OPINION: When Winning Becomes Everything, Democracy Loses โ Even As Sara Duterte Dominates Early 2028 Surveys
Early surveys for the 2028 presidential race show that Vice President Sara Duterte continues to lead by wide margins. She isย far ahead of rivals from both administration and opposition blocs. Her numbers reveal something deeper than name recall: they expose a political environment still shaped by the same currents that powered the previous Duterte era […]
ANALYSIS: Why a PTC Now Could Endanger, Not Defend, Philippine Democracy
DIPOLOG CITY โ The proposal for a Peopleโs Transition Council (PTC) has surfaced amid corruption scandals, political tensions, and rising public frustration with the countryโs political class. Marketed as a path for national โreset,โ the PTC envisions an interim body that would shepherd reforms before returning the country to normal democratic rule. Its proponents frame […]
Sara Duterte Still Tops Early 2028 Presidential Surveys: Here’s Why
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ Nearly three years before the 2028 presidential race formally begins, one name consistently dominates early surveys: Vice President Sara Duterte. Despite the political fallout with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., her exit from the Cabinet, and the controversies tied to the Duterte family, she remains the strongest early contender for the countryโs […]
ANALYSIS: Will Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Finish His Term Until 2028?
A recurring question emerges in political circles and public conversations alike as the Philippinesโ political climate grows increasingly contentious: Will President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. survive the full length of his term until 2028? It is a question rooted not in prediction but in the countryโs historical cycles of instability, elite rivalries, and abrupt shifts in […]
COMMENTARY: A GATEKEEPER OF POWER, NOT PUBLIC TRUST
Lucas Bersaminโs ascent to the position of Executive Secretary in September 2022 was not greeted with applause but with suspicionโand rightly so. The so-called โLittle President,โ a post that demands unimpeachable integrity and absolute public confidence, was handed to a man whose judicial record has long been tainted by political undertones. Bersaminโs years in the […]