Last January, Rodrigo Duterte and his allies convened in his hometown of Davao City for a so-called “prayer rally”. The event was less religious
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Gaming the system with last-minute substitutions
It might feel like election season is underway in the Philippines: candidates have started doing the rounds, campaign ads now dominate television and social
Robin Padilla, ex-convict and staunch Duterte supporter, will run for the Senate
There was a time when having a “good moral character” was a prerequisite to run for public office. Today, that is more of a
The Intellectual Decline of the Philippine Senate
All candidates say they’re going to do something about poverty, I don’t doubt the sincerity of their words. But do they really know how