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The United States’ 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 — one that strips away the language of “rules-based order” and reveals how international law functions when it collides with imperialContinue Reading
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 — the technical people who sign plans, certify accomplishments, and carry the legal weight of everyContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA – The latest seizure of ₱8.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes off Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, is only the newest entry in a running tally that has come to define the region’s maritime problem: cigarette smuggling is not just persistent — it is systemic. For years, authorities have stagedContinue Reading
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 version places its emphasis on prohibiting family members from holding elective office simultaneously. OnContinue Reading
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent directive for Congress to fast-track four reformist measures—among them the long-delayed anti-political dynasty bill—marks 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 familyContinue Reading
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque suggested that Filipino families can prepare Noche Buena for ₱500 — 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 toContinue Reading
Nearly a century after Bertrand Russell wrote these words: “If we wish to diminish the love of money…the first step must be the creation of a system in which everyone has enough and no one has too much.” Today, the world he warned about has arrived—an era where inequality definesContinue Reading
