The newly enacted Government Optimization Act arrives at a moment of extraordinary strain in the Philippine state. The flood ...

INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON Few things in Philippine politics have aged more poorly than Article 2, Section 26 of the 1987 ...

Our country is going through one of those bad, explosive times when accusations take the place of proof, and anger overtakes investigation. The recent videos and public comments, including Zaldy ...

Populist leaders are also charismatic, and they use this trait to exploit people’s grievances against government deficits, especially the weaknesses of democratic institutions. The greater masses ...

One of the great pleasures of the “life of the mind” is the necessity to meet and debate with people from across the political spectrum. Among the most notable exchanges I have had throughout the ...

One of the biggest fears Filipino families have is illness, to the point that one large drug company has been reusing an ad slogan that seems to resonate: “Bawal magkasakit”—it is forbidden to ...