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by Alex Magno - July 27, 2024 - 12:00am

Less than a week after being designated to replace Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic Party ticket, the polls show Kamala Harris has erased Donald Trump’s lead. This surprise candidacy is turning out to...

Kamala

by Alex Magno - July 25, 2024 - 12:00am

Whoever said a week is a long time in politics is old-fashioned. With modern communications technology, a day could be a long time in politics – as Donald Trump and his cohorts are finding out.

Momentous

by Alex Magno - July 23, 2024 - 12:00am

There are historical moments that enable leaders, should they choose correctly, to rise from mere politician to statesmen.

Reinvention

by Alex Magno - July 20, 2024 - 12:00am

The President, according to his press office, carved out time to work on next Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). That will be hard work.

Chronic

by Alex Magno - July 18, 2024 - 12:00am

The opinion polls are telling us that a vast majority of Filipinos see high inflation as a priority concern.

Vicious

by Alex Magno - July 16, 2024 - 12:00am

American politics has been careening towards the abyss of political violence. The attempted assassination on candidate Donald Trump underscores this.

Failed

by Alex Magno - July 13, 2024 - 12:00am

The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco) promised to install a submarine cable to stabilize power supply in the Samal Island by June 30, 2024. We are half a month past that self-imposed deadline and no cable...

Trash

by Alex Magno - July 11, 2024 - 12:00am

Mark Twain said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. One might add trash.

Gridlocked

by Alex Magno - July 9, 2024 - 12:00am

Just a week ago, after the first round of France’s two-stage parliamentary elections, it seemed inevitable that the far-right National Rally party would take control of the country’s 577-seat National...

Leftwards

by Alex Magno - July 6, 2024 - 12:00am

Get used to the name Keir Starmer.

Indebted

by Alex Magno - July 4, 2024 - 12:00am

The Marcos administration is just about ready to submit to Congress its proposed national budget for 2025.

Resistance

by Alex Magno - July 2, 2024 - 12:00am

The controversial divorce bill, tabled for decades, finally passed the House of Representatives.

Refresh

by Alex Magno - June 29, 2024 - 12:00am

There was so much riding on that debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Calamity

by Alex Magno - June 27, 2024 - 12:00am

A state of calamity might need to be declared for our educational system. All the signals point to that.

Constituencies

by Alex Magno - June 25, 2024 - 12:00am

Nationalism is one of the most powerful forces driving politics. It is a sentiment constantly reinforced by the state through rituals and symbols to legitimize itself.

Dreadful

by Alex Magno - June 22, 2024 - 12:00am

If there ever was an award for The World’s Worst Regulator, our Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) would be a strong contender.

Escalation

by Alex Magno - June 20, 2024 - 12:00am

In this last skirmish, China Coast Guard vessels did not just hose down Philippine boats en route to delivering supplies to the Philippine Marines outpost aboard the BRP Sierra Madre.

Stagflation

by Alex Magno - June 18, 2024 - 12:00am

Presidential candidate and convicted felon Donald Trump promised to raise tariffs to pave the way for the elimination of all income taxes. The proposal was universally condemned by America’s most respected...

Implosion

by Alex Magno - June 15, 2024 - 12:00am

The commercial and financial sanctions imposed by the US-led alliance on Russia is finally starting to bite.

Messy

by Alex Magno - June 13, 2024 - 12:00am

There is such a thing as execution risk.

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