Lingering Doubts About the 2022 Philippine Presidential Election
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Was the election of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last year achieved through digital manipulation?
Read MoreLeila de Lima after six years in prison
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Find out why columnist Randy David thinks women are better warriors for democracy than men.
Read MoreThe Marcoses and the United States
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Find out why Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the late dictator’s namesake and now the Philippines’ new president, made sure that the highlight of his visit to the UN would be a meeting with US President Joe Biden.
Read MoreBongbong Marcos’ Bid for Legitimacy
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For 36 years, the Marcoses have evaded accountability. Now that they are back in power, they find themselves in the ironic position of having to be reminded of their duty to make amends for past wrongdoings.
Read MoreA Marcos government and the pink movement
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A new movement that took shape in the final leg of Vice President Leni Robredo’s 2022 presidential campaign will formally launch its manifold presence in the post-election landscape.
Read MoreOpinion: Two Awakenings and a Funeral
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Sociologist and columnist Randy David asks: “How much violence against history must we commit to redeem the illusions of the dictator’s family?”
Read MoreThe Political Outsider
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At this late stage of the ongoing presidential contest, the man to beat appears to be Rodrigo Duterte—until very recently an outsider to national politics whom very few thoughtful Filipinos took seriously. How does one account for the phenomenal rise to national stature of a local politician from a remote corner of Mindanao?
Read MoreMore Questions on Mamasapano
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Although the Philippine National Police Board of Inquiry (BOI) report on the Mamasapano massacre tries to provide many answers, it also raises more questions.
Read MoreMamasapano Massacre: Pursuing Terrorists and Pursuing Peace
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How a police function can run afoul of a political function.
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