Meet the ‘obese’ political dynasties of the Philippines
At least two dozen political dynasties are aiming for five to 11 seats after May 2025.
Anti-oligarchy: A rehashed slogan
Duterte, who strongly admires strongmen like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos, has been trying the same template that the late Filipino dictator used to destroy his opponents, but with some refinements.
Covid, hunger, joblessness are problems, not ‘oligarchs’- Pangilinan
“Gawa-gawa lang yang problema ng mga oligarchs. Walang kinalaman ang pagsasara ng ABS-CBN sa matinding problema dulot ng COVID. Inimbento lang ang problema na oligarchs para linlangin ang taumbayan dahil sa totoo lang, wala silang maipakitang ni katiting na magandang resulta sa pagsugpo sa lalo pang kumakalat na COVID, sa gutom at sa kawalan ng trabaho ng milyun-milyon nating mga kababayan.”
‘Without declaring martial law, I dismantled oligarchy’ – Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he was happy he had “dismantled” the oligarchy in the country without declaring martial law.