6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (274+ words) This is not an argument for technocracy. Democracy must remain open to ordinary citizens. Nor should a diploma become a gatekeeping device for public office. But winning an election is not a qualification for governing. It is permission to begin…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (719+ words) Inquirer.net Rome/Vatican—”Don’t be afraid to get involved in politics,” a high-level official at the Vatican advised us with a mixture of refreshing candor and moral urgency. “If you want to make a difference in the world, [getting…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (752+ words) Can we defeat corruption? (2) opinion.inquirer.net Can we defeat corruption? (2) Had our national heroes been alive today, they would have certainly been vloggers. I can easily imagine Dr. Jose Rizal setting up his own podcast, regularly inviting over the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (549+ words) When the right time comes, President Marcos said he will “certainly endorse” a candidate to succeed him after his term ends in 2028. “I will endorse somebody who I am confident will continue what we have begun in terms of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) Inquirer.net Can we defeat corruption? (1) The great writer James Baldwin once warned about how injustice could have a debilitating psychological effect by inducing a profound sense of “helplessness and this gnawing uneasiness [which] does something, at length, to even…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) Of floods, greed, and corruption Inquirer.net Of floods, greed, and corruption Mother Earth is on a rampage of punishment. For at least three weeks now, our country has been experiencing its wrath. School, work, business, and travel have been…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) Chairman Artes’ own numbers further undercut his “improvement” narrative. DPWH was formally asked by MMDA to repair the fourteen booster pumps in Las Piñas that were not working.They had to “borrow” 10,000 workers from the DOLE’s emergency employment program, TUPAD,…...