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- Sep 30, 2026
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Asean must speak together and work in smaller groups (opens the original)
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SOUTHEAST Asia’s diplomacy with China cannot be left to 11 separate national calculations. Geography and commerce bind the region to China, but power is unequal. Alone, members face Chinese inducements or pressure without regional support. Asean needs multilateral diplomacy to establish what its members will uphold together. Smaller groups can then solve focused problems without weakening that common position. Otherwise, Asean risks being picked off one member at a time, even while its summits c
When continuity becomes exceptional (opens the original)
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THE reappointment of Jose V. Camacho Jr. as chancellor of the University of the Philippines Los Baños and Clement C. Camposano as chancellor of UP Visayas has generated opposition from students and organized employees. Both are entering third terms, an unusual occurrence because UP normally limits chancellors to two terms, except in highly exceptional cases as determined by the board of regents (BOR). The protests deserve respect. Students and workers have every right to interrogate university l
The high court can order Congress to act, but it cannot write the law (opens the original)
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THE Supreme Court’s decision on Congress’ decades-long failure to enact an anti-political dynasty law is significant not simply because it confronts one of the most persistent failures of Philippine democracy. More importantly, it clarifies a fundamental boundary in our constitutional system: The judiciary may compel Congress to perform a constitutional duty, but it cannot tell Congress exactly how that duty must be performed. Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution declares that the Sta
Why many Mindanao academics remain loyal to Duterte (opens the original)
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THERE is an apparent contradiction in seeing university academics, people trained to examine evidence, question assumptions and resist simplistic explanations, remain diehard supporters of Rodrigo Duterte and his brand. The contradiction appears even sharper in Mindanao, where many professors continue to defend not only Duterte’s political legacy but also his family, despite controversies involving the drug war, confidential funds, human rights, governance and accountability. It would be easy to
My disappointment with Justice Adolfo Azcuna (opens the original)
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I USED to greatly admire retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna. I regarded him as a thoughtful constitutionalist whose public service deserved respect. This is why listening to the positions he took as one of the amici curiae invited by the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court in the case of Vice President Sara Duterte, left me deeply disappointed. Azcuna is entitled to his opinion. Differences in interpretation are inevitable, and civility requires that we respect them. But r
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