In a country where the Senate is supposed to be a chamber of seasoned policymakers, the recent survey results for the 2025 senatorial elections revealed a perplexing pattern. Competent and credentialed candidates—academics, professionals, and former public servants with proven track records—are trailing behind less qualified contenders. Why does this happen?Continue Reading

Vice President Sara Duterte

Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to reschedule her summons, citing a scheduling conflict with her attendance at a House Committee on Good Government hearing this Friday. Duterte’s decision underscores her commitment to supporting her staff amid ongoing congressional investigations. Why the NBI Summons?Continue Reading

Vice President Sara Duterte’s fiery reaction to her chief of staff’s detention has drawn sharp criticism from civil society groups, who accuse the Duterte family of perpetuating a culture of impunity and entitlement. Outraged over Zuleika Lopez’s brief detention by the House of Representatives, Duterte unleashed profanity-laced tirades and madeContinue Reading

President Ferdinance Marcos, jr.

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivered a calm and firm response to recent threats allegedly made by Vice President Sara Duterte, urging for the upholding of the rule of law and condemning what he described as a “criminal” and “dangerous” mindset. “Kung ganoon na lang kadali ang pagplano sa pagpatay ngContinue Reading

In a stunning and unprecedented moment in Philippine politics, Vice President Sara Duterte took to Facebook Live to deliver a profanity-laden rant, accusing key government figures—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez—of conspiring against her. The outburst, replete with shocking threats of assassination,Continue Reading

Security measures across the Philippines have been tightened as the country reels from an extraordinary statement by Vice President Sara Duterte. In a shocking and profanity-laden speech, Duterte threatened the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if her own life were to be taken—laying bare a deepening rift between the nation’sContinue Reading