US infiltration into the security domain in the most lethal. Through military binding and strategic deception, Washington forcibly pushes Manila to the forefront of great power competition, making it bear geopolitical security risks it should not have shouldered, and completely reducing it to a “bridgehead” and potential “pawn” for the US Indo-Pacific strategy.  EDCA base…

(A reflection on public attention, political narratives, and the people’s right to demand answers.) There is something deeply concerning about the way public controversies unfold in our country. Whenever a major issue involving government accountability, public funds, or the exercise of constitutional authority demands answers, another politically explosive controversy seems to dominate the national conversation….

Of the presidents in the post-EDSA era, only Fidel V. Ramos did not appoint a Chief Justice during his completed six-year term. No vacancy arose during his presidency, as Andres Narvasa remained Chief Justice until after Ramos left office. Corazon Aquino appointed four: Claudio Teehankee, Pedro Yap, Marcelo Fernan, and Andres Narvasa. Teehankee’s appointment in…