The United Statesโ threat to sanction the International Criminal Court unless it guarantees immunity for President Donald Trump is not simply a diplomatic dispute. It is a clarifying moment โ one that strips away the language of โrules-based orderโ and reveals how international law functions when it collides with imperial power . At stake is […]
When public infrastructure collapses, stalls, or becomes the subject of corruption allegations, the first names dragged into the spotlight are rarely the politicians who pushed for the projects. More often, it is the engineers โ the technical people who sign plans, certify accomplishments, and carry the legal weight of every structure built under their watch. […]
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA โ The latest seizure of โฑ8.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, is only the newest entry in a running tally that has come to define the regionโs maritime problem: cigarette smuggling is not just persistent โ it is systemic. For years, authorities have staged near-weekly interdictions at sea, hauling […]
Two competing anti-political dynasty bills now filed in the House of Representatives offer sharply different approaches to dismantling entrenched family control in Philippine politics. Members of the Dy and Marcos blocs filed House Bill (HB) 6771. Their versionย places its emphasis on prohibiting family members from holding elective office simultaneously. On the other hand, House Bill […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs recent directive for Congress to fast-track four reformist measuresโamong them the long-delayed anti-political dynasty billโmarks one of the most striking pivots of his administration. The move signals a calculated shift rather than a change of heart for a leader whose political base is intertwined with family name and legacy. Several forces […]
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque suggested that Filipino families can prepare Noche Buena for โฑ500 โ and it sparked public outrage. In a holiday season marked by rising food prices, shrinking purchasing power, and stagnant wages, the remark lands not as guidance but as an insult to hardship. Beyond the optics of […]
Nearly a century after Bertrand Russell wrote these words: โIf we wish to diminish the love of moneyโฆthe first step must be the creation of a system in which everyone has enough and no one has too much.โ Today, the world he warned about has arrivedโan era where inequality defines political stability, social cohesion, and […]
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 […]
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 […]