Sex, Lies and Videotape

How the Big Boys see 2022 Presidential elections: Fragmentation to appear sooner than later

Among the oligarchs (those whose names grace the Forbes list of billionaires), it is only Manny Villar who stands as his own...

Maverick Mayor wants to know if he has a chance for the top plum

Finally, this mayor has agreed to abide by the results of a survey which would determine his possible chances should he throw...

How the Big Boys (Oligarchs) Play, Part 1: Over-collections of Meralco

Duterte is running after water concessionaires. HIs classmate and often referred to as the "billionaire" class salutatorian Finance secretary Dominguez is hot...

Is there a plan to turn ABS-CBN 2 as government station?

Is there a plan by the Duterte administration to transform the country's mega media giant ABS-CBN channel 2 into its own official...

Capricious Strategic Foreign Policy Under Digong

Once again, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vows to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States if America will not correct...

The Golden Age of the Outliers: The Rise of the Dark One

The ascendancy to power of outliers is nothing new in the Philippines. It has occurred before, and it is happening once more not because...

Confusing Apologia from Duopolies Maynilad and Manila Water

Maynilad proxy owner Manny Pangilinan and Manila Water president Fernando Zobel de Ayala both wrote President Rodrigo Roa Duterte letters basically apologizing to the...

Does resumption of peace talks absolve jet-setting Labor secretary from graft?

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte just gave Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III the authority to renew talks with CPP-NPA-NDF leader Jose Maria Sison at the...

Standing Up Against the Big Boys–for real or just for show?

Is this for show or this is the real thing? If this is real, this is probably the first time any Filipino president had...