Monday, January 12, 2026

Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco

The road to 2028 starts in 2026

The first half of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s (PBBM) term is drawing to a close. At this stage, his overriding concern is no...

From crony capitalism to the pork barrel cartel

September will always be a month when we remember a very dark period of our history. Sadly, our trip down memory lane is also...

Traitors in patriot’s clothing

We commemorate April 9 as Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. We remember Filipino heroes on this day,...

PBBM, the statesman

My family witnessed firsthand the brutality of the Marcos dictatorship. An uncle of mine was imprisoned. A cousin remains...

Remembering The Indolence of the Filipino

The Philippines celebrates the 125th anniversary of its independence this year. Often the solemnity of such an historic occasion...

The Imperial President and Cha-Cha

Charter Change or Cha-Cha debates are in the news again. Those in favor of this initiative are now being...

Do not english, english me!

There is an ongoing spirited debate about our national language. More specifically, about whether it should be utilized more...

Iba naman sa 2022!

In 2011, the academic Björn Dressel wrote an article entitled, ‘The Philippines: how much real democracy?’. Such a noteworthy...