Opinion: Kanto Boy Politics, the China Pivot and the Fil-Am
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To understand President Duterte’s eccentric political ways, one must understand street-corner culture as well as local Philippine politics.
Read MoreOpinion: Eulogizing Marcos
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The ghost of Ferdinand Marcos still haunts the Philippines, 30 years after his ouster and 27 years after his death.
Read MoreDuterte: A Chico de Calle, But a Good One
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Why the Philippines’ new President Rodrigo Duterte talks like a kanto boy.
Read MoreOpinion: Requiem for the EDSA Republic
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A former member of Congress contends that despite its political shortcomings, the EDSA regime would probably have retained a significant amount of support had it delivered on the economic front.
Read MoreOpinion: Threats to Democracy
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Shoot-from-the-hip Presidential contender Rodrigo Duterte’s ideas pose a danger, but there is actually a bigger peril.
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 MoreThe Weigh-In: Bongbong vs. Leni
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Why Bongbong Marcos is surging and why Leni Robredo may well be a giant-slayer in the tight race for the Philippine vice-presidency.
Read MorePolls Expectations
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Here’s how the Philippine national election campaigns are faring as of this writing.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Mayor Duterte
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The leading contender for the Philippine presidency has to understand the seriousness of his joke.
Read MorePersonality Politics and Twists of Fate
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The upcoming Philippine presidential election looks like a circus because it is one, albeit with serious implications.
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