His second State of the Nation Address (SONA), delivered on July 24, was classic Rodrigo Roa Duterte—the President, the mayor of 23 years, the earnest public servant, and an angry, sometimes cranky if largely a […]
To me, three things stand out in the Supreme Court’s 11-3-1 July 4 decision upholding the legality and constitutionality of President Duterte’s May 23, 2017 proclamation of martial law in the entire island of Mindanao. […]
As the Philippines’ key geopolitical strategy, President Duterte has gravitated towards China’s sphere of influence. There are three reasons for this shift, away from the United States. One, China has plenty of money—for development assistance, […]
At 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, Leila de Lima, 57, married but separated, was ushered into her detention cell at the northern suburban Quezon City Camp Crame national headquarters of the Philippine National Police. By […]
(The following is an edited version of the transcript of the Senate Banking Committee hearing on June 21, 2017, looking into the so-called hacking of BPI. Certain Tagalog words were translated into English whenever possible […]
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