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Ruben Almendras
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Disturbing events/sentiments in the US
by Ruben Almendras - February 3, 2025 - 12:00am
It has only been two weeks that Trump has been in office as US president and his pronouncements, initiatives, and executive orders are disturbing, roiling, and destabilizing the government bureaucracy, the economy,...
BBM/Marcos ambivalent offensive on Dutertes
by Ruben Almendras - January 27, 2025 - 12:00am
Two recent developments highlighted again the ambivalence of the BBM/Marcos approach in their conflict with the Duterte Family and political group.
Implications of crowd size in events
by Ruben Almendras - January 20, 2025 - 12:00am
In the last two weeks there were three events with large crowds that have important and long-term meanings.
ABS-CBN rewind/redux?
by Ruben Almendras - January 13, 2025 - 12:00am
A bit of news that was in the main and social media last week was the filing by Congressman Salceda of House Bill No. 11252, to grant ABS-CBN a new 25-year franchise for a nationwide broadcasting network.
Marcos-Duterte War Phase II
by Ruben Almendras - January 6, 2025 - 12:00am
In the two days after the new year, two noteworthy developments happened in the ongoing conflict between the Marcoses and the Dutertes.
Why we celebrate the longest Christmas
by Ruben Almendras - December 23, 2024 - 12:00am
We Filipinos claim that we have the longest Christmas in the world, and no other country or nationality has refuted this. There are many Christmas villages in some countries that are open the whole year, but they...
Winners/loser in the fall of Syria’s Assad
by Ruben Almendras - December 16, 2024 - 12:00am
After 41 years of brutal dictatorial rule, or more than 50 years if we include the reign of his father, Bashar al-Assad was driven out of Syria as the rebels entered Damascus last December 8.
Winners/losers in the VP impeachment
by Ruben Almendras - December 9, 2024 - 12:00am
The impeachment process to remove Duterte as vice president has started and ongoing.
Winners/losers in the Marcos-Duterte war
by Ruben Almendras - December 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Even with the toned-down rhetoric of BBM and restraining impeachment moves on VP Duterte, the war between the Marcoses and the Dutertes is far from over.
Classic VP Duterte meltdown or…
by Ruben Almendras - November 25, 2024 - 12:00am
The standoff in Congress of VP Duterte while staying with her chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez in detention and resistance to have her transferred to the women’s correctional facility was all over the news and...
Why Harris lost the US elections
by Ruben Almendras - November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
I was the speaker at a club forum after the US election on the effects of a Trump presidency in America, the world and in the Philippines.
Trump: a test for US democracy and institutions
by Ruben Almendras - November 11, 2024 - 12:00am
On January 6, 2025, Trump will assume the presidency of the US with the political, social, and economic environment of the US and the world more complicated/complex than in his previous term as president.
Fallout of the Marcos-Duterte war
by Ruben Almendras - October 28, 2024 - 12:00am
Quite a lot and enough has been said and written on the ongoing battle between the Marcos and Duterte families, and the conflict isn’t going to end soon.
Interest rates, inflation and corruption
by Ruben Almendras - October 21, 2024 - 12:00am
Two significant economic events/news in the Philippines happened last week. One was the decrease in the inflation rate in September to 1.9%, and the other was the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas reducing their policy...
Of family political dynasties
by Ruben Almendras - October 14, 2024 - 12:00am
In last week’s filings of the Certificate of Candidacies for the May 2025 elections, there were many cases of four to seven family members submitting their COCs for national and various local positions.
Social cost of Philippine corruption
by Ruben Almendras - October 7, 2024 - 12:00am
With the start of the filing of the Certificates of Candidacy last week for the May 2025 election, it may be timely to talk again about the effects of corruption in the Philippines to remind us to elect the least...
Economic cost of Philippine corruption
by Ruben Almendras - September 30, 2024 - 12:00am
Government corruption has always been a staple story in the Philippines, but the ongoing political fights between previous allies the Marcos and Duterte camps are getting more attention.
Press freedom and social media
by Ruben Almendras - September 23, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week up to September 21, Cebu celebrated press freedom, like it has always done in previous years.
Politicians’ loyalty, an oxymoron
by Ruben Almendras - September 9, 2024 - 12:00am
With the Philippines 2025 mid-term elections just eight months away, billboards of possible candidates are already sprouting all over the cities and provinces, after the court ruled that these are not considered...
Reversal of fortune/Peripeteia
by Ruben Almendras - September 2, 2024 - 12:00am
The diminishing political influence of the Duterte camp/party has taken a steeper dive in the last few months.
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