Feb 21, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion
In Philippine elections, junking a partymate or a candidate in the same team is a common phenomenon.When push comes to shove, a candidate for a national or local office would not hesitate to put down another candidate on the same ticket in order to win. Laglagan...
Nov 13, 2021 | In the trenches
On Thursday, before a wedding ceremony got underway in a Cavite farm, Sara Duterte-Carpio took her oath as a member of the Lakas-National Union of Christian Democrats (Lakas-NUCD) party, a signal she would run for a national position in next May elections.The wedding...
Nov 10, 2021 | In the trenches
The pictures of the motorcade were impressive. A vast sea of red-colored shirts crowded both sides of the road as a convoy of vehicles passed.However, the pictures were not taken last week in the country as supporters of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
Oct 26, 2021 | In the trenches, Opinion
Bongbong Marcos is a risk taker. He is not ashamed to be called the “Manchurian candidate” after he appeared at a Chinese embassy event and had himself photographed with the Chinese ambassador at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The son and namesake of the late dictator...