My column this week looks at how defenders of democracy can be undemocratic, if, indeed, democracy is accepted to be the rule of the majority.
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08:23 PM - Nov 28, 2023
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08:37 PM - Nov 17, 2023
My column this week is on what was stolen from Leila de Lima --and from us.
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05:26 PM - Nov 14, 2023
Businesses entitled to VAT refunds are fed up over government being billions in arrears. Why this is so, is something my column explains today. Hint: it's about appearances. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
09:41 PM - Nov 07, 2023
My column today is on the differences between China's timetable and the much more fickle and shorter ones of the Philippines and the United States when it comes to the West Philippine Sea. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
10:07 PM - Oct 31, 2023
My column today looks at the stalled flagship operations of the Maharlika Fund: and three theories as to why the President ordered it stopped for now. https://www.quezon.ph/2023...
05:49 PM - Oct 24, 2023
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08:08 PM - Oct 04, 2023
My column today is on the killing of the Veep's intelligence budget and the killing of the possibility the Prexy and Veep are Teflon figures.
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08:01 PM - Oct 03, 2023
A Special edition of my newsletter: on the public reveal of the contents of a forthcoming paper looking at public opinion on Marcos, 1986-2022. Spoiler: rehabilitation dates back to 1995. https://mlq3.substack.com/...
08:33 PM - Sep 27, 2023
My column today returns to the topic of reclamation, from a Singapore-centric point of view this time. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
07:01 PM - Sep 26, 2023
Last night John Nery and I talked about the political center: what is it? How has it changed? Who, or what, constitutes it now, and what does this imply about our democracy? Catch our discussion on his show here: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
In the Public Square with John Nery: In search of the center – Does it still matter? - YouTube
In the context of Philippine politics today, what is the role of the democratic center – whatever and wherever it is?In this episode of “In The Public Square...
06:52 PM - Sep 20, 2023
My column today looks at the delisting of Metropacific and the bid of GSIS to buy shares to get itself a board seat: was this a move in the long term public interest? https://opinion.inquirer.n...
09:28 PM - Sep 19, 2023
"Pleasing the Veep with shiny things" is my newsletter this week. Why not subscribe so you'll never miss my column and weekly readings? https://mlq3.substack.com/...
06:51 PM - Sep 14, 2023
My column today's on what you may not have noticed when the Veep's demanded her security be detached from the president's. Her reasons (and the executive's response) also reveals a lot about both.
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07:39 PM - Sep 12, 2023
My column today looks at Manila Bay reclamations past and present and how the shotgun approach needs to become obsolete sooner rather than later. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
08:44 PM - Sep 05, 2023
Today's column is a reflection on a remarkable book being launched today. Never have so many different voices been reflected reflecting on a single event. https://opinion.inquirer.n... Order it here: https://bit.ly/ADeathForet...
07:09 PM - Aug 29, 2023
My newsletter every week contains not just my column, but additional readings to put that column in context. Why not subscribe today?
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07:27 PM - Aug 24, 2023
My newsletter contains my weekly column plus additional material to add context to what I wrote. Why not subscribe now? https://mlq3.substack.com/...
08:13 PM - Aug 23, 2023
My column today looks at Aug. 21, 1983 and how the supposedly unknown mastermind has been hiding in plain sight all along: if you look at what happened before, and after, Ninoy's murder. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
08:08 PM - Aug 22, 2023
It was good talking to Rico Hizon on .CNNPhilippines about the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Ninoy Aquino. #NinoyAquinoDay https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Filipinos mark 40th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino | The Final Word - YouTube
It's been exactly four decades since former senator Ninoy Aquino was assassinated at the tarmac of what was then called The Manila International Airport.Let'...
06:47 PM - Aug 21, 2023
There are moments in history when nothing remains the same. 40 years ago, before today, the dictator couldn't lose; after today, he could never win. Ninoy Aquino: see him and his era through contemporary readings and videos. https://www.quezon.ph/2023...
07:20 PM - Aug 20, 2023
My column today looks at Makati and Taguig, the loss of 13 barangays for one is a gain for the other: but also a provocation for dynastic invasion. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
10:49 PM - Aug 15, 2023
Aug. 21 will mark 40 years since Ninoy Aquino was assassinated. A good way to review the era is through news footage and public affairs programming from 1971 to 1989. See things as they happened: a playlist. https://youtube.com/playli...
06:54 PM - Aug 14, 2023
The executive summary of this paper should trigger your interest in reading the whole fascinating thing. https://internews.org/wp-c...
06:46 PM - Aug 13, 2023
Aug. 21 will mark 40 years since Ninoy Aquino was assassinated. A good way to review the era is through news footage and public affairs programming from 1971 to 1989. See things as they happened: a playlist. https://youtube.com/playli...
10:52 PM - Aug 11, 2023
Every week my newsletter contains my column and links to other items I'm thinking about. Why not subscribe today? https://open.substack.com/...
10:37 PM - Aug 02, 2023
My column today is a reflection on political displacement --the Marcos restoration effort-- and radicalization: which is affecting both those who dismiss our democracy, and those who claim to still uphold it. https://opinion.inquirer.n...
08:53 PM - Aug 01, 2023
From Foto News, August 15, 1937. "Mr. Typhoon goes to town again!"
11:47 PM - Jul 29, 2023
My newsletter this week with this week's column and some interesting readings on the state of the nation. Why not subscribe? https://open.substack.com/...
10:01 PM - Jul 27, 2023
Had a jolly time on Ka Enteng's revamped show, discussing the recent SONA. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/li...
12:20 AM - Jul 27, 2023
