Stranglehold
The writer says: "So how can the President’s (Marcos) grip be loosening? The hierarchy won’t withdraw the mandate of heaven; the military remains in the barracks, and the…
Manuel L. Quezon III
The populist pope
When Donald Trump said he would attend Pope Francis’ funeral, the symbolism was impossible to ignore: the American has done to his country’s institutions what Francis did to…
The last hurrah
In the end, Mr. Duterte decided not to flee or publicly seek asylum. It would have dissolved his political persona. Returning home and defiance behind bars allows what remains of…
Old rules no longer apply
If public opinion isn’t moved, to the extent it used to be, either by political action or advertising, it’s still true that public opinion can be moved, when the news does…
Dispatch from South Korea
There is an undercurrent of toughness, even confrontation, in the politics of the Republic of Korea.
The limits of deterrence
What China is trying to figure out, and ultimately, prove, is that even if it were to commit aggression (beyond the aggressiveness it’s been showing), these alliances would…
Gold
Between Paris 1924 and 2024 were generations of striving, from the first Olympic medal, Yldefonso’s swimming bronze in Amsterdam in 1928, and his second, in 1932 in LA, when he…
Up for grabs
Rather than add fuel to the fire, it makes sense for Beijing to lower the political temperature by playing nice—for now, says the writer.
Parliament of the seas
The writer describes Philippine policy as one of “performative martyrdom,” which is essentially turning the South China Sea (and the West Philippine Sea) in a kind of…
Public opinion still has clout
According to recent reports, Ramon Ang announced that his Pasig River Expressway scheme to build a giant expressway along and over the Pasig River, has been dropped, with Ang…