The image captures more than rhetoric. It reveals the normalization of open, state-sanctioned threats in the language of power. When a sitting U.S. War Secretary declares, “Then we will hunt…
If the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, the impact on the Philippines would be immediate, structural, and multi-layered, even though PH is geographically far from the Gulf. The strategic…
THE confirmation-of-charges proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague rest on a foundational assumption: that the court’s investigation was impartial, independent, and…
The unfolding confirmation-of-charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague rests on a fundamental premise: that the investigation conducted by the ICC…
On February 24, 2026, 18 former Philippine Marines surfaced in a press conference with a claim so staggering it strains belief: that they delivered ₱805 billion in cash, packed in…
What a shame for Butuyan to portray the Philippines as if it were a failed state. To suggest, in an international courtroom no less, that the country is so irredeemably…
Let us begin with a basic legal reality: a confirmation-of-charges hearing is not a trial. It is a filtering stage. Judges determine whether there are substantial grounds to believe the…
The Philippine debt-to-GDP ratio reached 63.2% in 2025, a 20-year high that exceeded the commonly cited 60% “manageable” threshold. The data was sourced from the Bureau of the Treasury. With…
By now, the headlines are familiar. Three counts of murder as “crimes against humanity.” Nine incidents in Davao. Five “high-value target” cases early in the presidency. Thirty-five barangay clearance operations.…
WHEN Sara Duterte declared, “Ako si Sara Duterte, tatakbo bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas (I am Sara Duterte, and I will run for President of the Philippines),” it was not a…