LML Polettiques (442)

Executive and legislative disequilibrium — a path to revolution

Thursday, 16 January 2025 00:23 Written by
Second of a seriesWITH the passage of the 2025 budget, dubbed as the most corrupt budget ever, it is now apparent that this country is led by criminals in the highest echelons of government — the executive and legislative branches.…

Bankruptcy of Philippine politics

Thursday, 09 January 2025 01:39 Written by
First of a seriesIT is traditional to start a new year on a high note, with a new hope for 2025, discarding the year past, its bad memories and upsetting events. I will not adhere to these rituals. I will…

Political parties — the need for real ones

Friday, 03 January 2025 18:33 Written by
IN the previous two columns, we made a case for a transition to a parliamentary government from the unitary presidential one that we've had since the birth of our republic.Today's article is a response to last week's treatise on the…

The parliamentary government

Thursday, 26 December 2024 06:56 Written by
RODRIGO Duterte won the presidency riding on the slogan "Pagbabago." His campaign centered on "federalism," a concept dear to the neglected people from the margins, milking this polarizing catchphrase — Manila imperialism! — the overly centralized political authority lodged in…

The unitary presidential system

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 11:35 Written by
THE previous two columns portrayed this fight between the Marcoses and Dutertes not so much as simply a conflict of personalities egged on by rabid partisans. This is not even a clash of political ideologies — as both are bankrupt…

Our dysfunctional systems and institutions

Thursday, 12 December 2024 02:40 Written by
LAST week's column laid down several predicates, which my guest columnist Patmei Ruivivar eloquently articulated. On one level, she made a case for Sara's blatant contrived meltdown as a diversion from legislative investigations pinning her and her staff down on…

Ramifications of Sara's meltdown: It's not the actors, it's the system!

Wednesday, 04 December 2024 19:20 Written by
A FEW weeks back, I wrote: "... Sara threatened 'to dig up the Marcos cadaver from Libingan Ng Mga Bayani and throw the same to the West Philippine Sea.' Gross, yet effective in grabbing control of the narrative. Indeed, there…

An assessment of the Beijing P2P

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 20:33 Written by
MY column last week was a personal account as a PCFR member-delegate to China. It hewed very close to the non-confrontational and excellent insights of Philippine Council of Foreign Relations (PCFR) president Babes Flores. My focus was on the Beijing…
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