First of 3 partsSEVERAL interpretations are going around the internet of that Feb. 28, 2025, White House press conference involving Trump and Zelenskyy. From where one sits, the protagonists are seen in a different light. This first column of three…

FEBRUARY 25, 2025, is the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution (EDSA). All its major characters are long gone save one. Enrile, a political Cartaphilus, the wandering Jew, has outlived them all — Ferdinand Marcos, Cory, Cardinal Sin,…

Last of a seriesTHIS column bookends the seven-part series on the sorry state of Philippine politics with the grim prognosis that our inherently defective system may not produce the kind of moral leadership that will break the cycle of depravity…

Sixth of a seriesIN last week's column, a conclusion was arrived at as a response to a question on whether the Philippines can produce a moral leader with Lincolnesque qualities embodying "integrity, moral courage and principled leadership..." President FVR, after…