May 11, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
Many people were hoping a big change could happen in the May 9 elections.They were hoping the country could go back to democracy after six years of authoritarianism under Rodrigo Duterte.He had killed thousands in his war on drugs, more body counts than dictator...
May 10, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
Based on a partial and unofficial count, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. won the elections on May 9 with a majority of the votes cast, the first time in more than six decades and duplicating the feat of his late father.The late dictator first won the presidency in...
May 7, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
Many Western diplomats in Manila fear that democracy in the Philippines will backslide in the event Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr wins the balloting on Monday. The markets shared these sentiments as the stock market closed lower on Friday, the last day before the...
May 5, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
If the surveys are to be believed, the May 9 presidential elections are over even before the first ballot is cast. Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr is elected as the next Philippine leader with more than 50 percent of the vote, a phenomenon rarely seen in...
May 5, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
US President Joe Biden will host leaders of the 10 Southeast Asian countries next week in Washington for the first face-to-face summit meeting since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Not all Southeast Asian leaders are very eager to come to the United States. Rodrigo...
May 2, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr may be arrested once he sets foot in the United States after a court cited him in contempt after he and his mother, Imelda Marcos, evaded testifying in a hidden wealth case. Bongbong and Imelda, famous for her 3,000 pairs of shoes,...
