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Impeachment is never a simple accountability mechanism. It is a destabilizing political event.

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What begins as a united electoral front can gradually evolve into successive maneuverings and realignments among prospective successors.

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The VP's impeachment and mounting legal troubles may only strengthen her presidential bid, as her camp spins every controversy as political persecution ahead of 2028.

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If many Filipinos believe political dynasties are truly harmful, why do they keep electing dynastic candidates?

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A lawyer and constitutionalist says it's high time for a new set of leaders.
The political status quo has become utterly untenable. People are tired of the same names, the same broken promises, the same lies. Many Filipinos are clamouring for a reset. The rot and vile in government are just too much to bear. Gen ...
According to the proposal, candidates would only have to be at least 35 years old to run for President and Vice President.
There's yet another proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution, but this time lawmakers are floating the idea to lower the minimum age requirement for Filipinos running for President, Vice President, and senator.Deputy Speakers Francisco Paolo Ortega, Jefferson Khonghun, Manila District ...
PDP-Laban cited anomalies between ballots and voter receipts.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), or the political party of former President Rodrigo Duterte , is asking the Supreme Court to issue an order for a manual recount of the senatorial elections this past May, citing alleged irregularities during ...
Exercising suffrage in the Philippines requires time, money, and patience.
My precinct is less than 300 meters from home, and so it was more than convenient to head there a little before 7 a.m., hoping to beat the queue. Unsurprisingly, that wasn't the case. A long line was already building ...
And other things to know before election day.
Every three years, registered voters in the Philippines get the chance to elect people to office, with the hopes that this could make our nation better. The president, vice president, and senators are elected for a six-year term, while members of ...
Why do we equate kindness with leadership?
One Sunday afternoon, I was at a family gathering when the conversation turned to politics. My uncle, finishing off a bottle of beer, pointed at the TV where a familiar face-grinning ear to ear-was giving away motorcycles and bundles of ...
The psychology behind cognitive dissonance and why facts alone rarely change minds.
Sometime in 2024, Alice Guo, the mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. She faced investigations over her alleged involvement in illegal gambling and other criminal activities, with further questions arising on her identity and the possibility ...
If Trump is elected again, it will not be an aberration or a mistake—and it will dramatically redefine what it means to be an American.
Around 6:00 p.m. every day, groups of mostly South and Central American people gather outside the Row NYC hotel on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. When the hotel opened in 1928, The New York Times described the new building, then called ...
Including what happens to his Senate seat.
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara has been a high-profile legislator for two decades and counting. Now, he is set to embark on a new role as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).Angara's appointment comes on the heels of ...
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