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[OPINION] Political dynasties: Impossibility of democracy
In his 1911 book entitled Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchic Tendencies of Modern Democracies, sociologist Robert Michels first introduced the concept of Iron Law of Oligarchy....
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[OPINION] Put Bato in his place
Wrong and all over the place. There’s no other way to describe Senator Dela Rosa’s reaction to Raoul Manuel, the president of the National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP). During a Senate...
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[OPINYON] Bayan ng mga bayani
Tutal, Agosto pa naman, meaning Buwan ng Wika pa rin, at nagkataong National Heroes’ Day kaya may long weekend celebration, kaya magandang pagkakataong pag-isipan at pagnilayan ang salitang “bayani”...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Tantanan ang kabataan
Panukala ni Senador Bato Dela Rosa, magpatrolya ang mga pulis at militar sa Polytechnic University of the Philippines upang matiktikan kung sinong mga titser ang dahilan ng radikalisasyon ng mga...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte and the POGO dilemma
When President Rodrigo Duterte visits China this week, he is expected to intercede on behalf of POGOs, which are the Philippine-based backroom operations of online gambling sites that service Chinese...
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[OPINION] How our native languages benefit society
In our last article, we discussed the personal benefits of knowing many languages. Now, we will explore the benefits of language diversity to society as a whole. The scholar Francois Grin calls these...
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[OPINION] My activist story
I was in second year high school when Ninoy Aquino was assassinated in 1983. “Did you hear? Ninoy Aquino was shot,” said my best friend.I answerd back: “Who’s Ninoy Aquino?”When I saw the news on TV...
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[ANALYSIS] Just how valuable is the West Philippine Sea?
In his China visit this week, President Rodrigo Duterte will be “invoking” our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) – or at least he says he will.It’s high time he did so.Duterte’s...
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[OPINION] Hong Kong turmoil: What if China moves in?
In the ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong the presence of the People’s Republic of China looms forbiddingly over all. For over 3 months Beijing has watched the drama unfold and drag on in Hong Kong, abetted...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Why finance experts should challenge...
MANILA, Philippines – Leloy Claudio's research on the history of Philippine banking and finance institutions led him to look at personal finance in the country's context.In this Basagan ng Trip...
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[PODCAST] Laffler Talk: Trapped in traffic
MANILA, Philippines – Malamang pinakikinggan mo ang podcast episode na ito habang naiipit sa traffic.Malamang marami ka na ring reklamo habang nagko-commute at tinitiis ang mga pinakamalala na sigurong...
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[OPINION] Why the word 'pansexual' makes me feel safe
My story is quite funny. Or at least I think it is. It's the opposite of the usual stories where people discover their sexuality.I identified as a lesbian at 12. But then I realized I was attracted to...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Panic time
When a Philippine President begins raising the communist scare or throwing around charges of sedition, whether in relation to it or not, that President must be not only in a bad mood but in bad shape,...
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[OPINION] The punitive turn: The bungled discourse of the GCTA law
The discourse on the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law (RA 10592) has turned for the worse. In a span of one week, the law was suspended, calls for the reimposition of death penalty and life without...
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[OPINION] My 50 cents: What you'll find out when you turn 50 years old
If you were born the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and Gloria Diaz donned the Miss Universe crown, it's equally gratifying and terrifying to get to this golden installment.At 50, you are...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Duterte, Xi beyond the hype
Like Philippine ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana, we have no illusions that we can solve our long-running issues with the Asian giant overnight. That’s why we also had no illusions about President...
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[OPINION] Why am I not in favor of restorative justice
Restorative justice never restored the dead to life. Think of imprisonment as punishment. That is the primary reason for incarceration. The secondary role of imprisonment is to reduce the number of bad...
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[ANALYSIS | Point of Law] The lawyer's oath and frivolous cases
Justice delayed is justice denied.These 5 words embody what is perhaps the most frustrating facet of our legal system – the slow pace at which justice is dispensed. There are thousands of cases...
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[OPINION] Our languages are in trouble, so what?
The world has about 6,000 languages. More than half of them are endangered and could be extinct by the end of the century. The Philippines is no exception, with many of its native languages in...
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[ANALYSIS] The Second World War, Poland, and the fight for freedom
"Because we do not beg for freedom, we fight for it." – General Witold Urbanowicz, 303 Squadron CommanderEighty years ago, in the early morning of September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland....
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