Opinion/Analysis

‘Utangerong Gobyerno’ for Marcos Jr.

August 6, 2025

The debt crisis will worsen as the Philippine economy now depends on debt to finance itself. Call this the result of the UG government’s being addicted as an ‘aliping-bayad utang.’

SC isn’t infallible, as Leonen admits

August 3, 2025

Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the ponente of the assailed 97-page Sara Duterte vs House of Representatives ruling, may have implicitly admitted that something doesn’t add up in his written treatise, saying that if anyone bothers to look closely, the Supreme Court (SC) justices are not gods.

‘Mahiya naman tayo’

August 1, 2025

Even if Marcos Jr. pointed his finger at the usual suspects, four of his fingers point back at him. No one has exonerated him from his responsibility as head of government to ensure that all the funds appropriated for public works projects are spent judiciously.

DACO is the Duterte curse

July 31, 2025

Why not discuss Baste’s being a DACO? May pinagmanahan. Cowardice and narcissism have seeped deep into the Duterte DNA.

Bongbong’s SONA means ‘SANA’

July 30, 2025

Marcos roared: “Mahiya naman kayo!” not “Mahiya naman sila.” The first statement appears to be directed at the lawmakers, who have been accused of pocketing up to 40% from public works, and he should have added the second to tag the unscrupulous contractors. He did not.

Can SC justices be impeached en masse?

July 28, 2025

Is it now possible for the 13 justices who concurred with the ponencia of Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen be impeached themselves for promulgating a decision that has surfeit of law but suffers from the paucity of justice? Or for cutting corners and giving short shrift to the internal rules of the legislature?

Workers, farmers blast Marcos Jr.’s SONA

July 28, 2025

The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is mobilizing thousands of workers for its “SONA ng Paniningil” in time for the 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today, July 28, 2025. KMU’s broad call for the Marcos SONA is “Marcos Singilin, Duterte Panagutin, Sara Patalsikin!”

Resume peace talks, advocates tell gov’t

July 28, 2025

“Without a principled and sustainable solution — a peace negotiation that is compassionate, reconciliatory, collaborative, and committed—these unresolved issues will continue to drive armed resistance, ultimately devaluing the efforts of past peace negotiators who built and achieved progress in the peace process,” PEPP said.

Palace putting lipstick on a pig

July 27, 2025

A pig is still a pig even if you use perfume, lipstick and other adornments on it. There is no sense putting expensive perfume on a deal that stinks and benefits only Donald Trump.

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