The Philippines has once again responded to a tragedy involving young people with a familiar reflex: panic first, think later. Following the shooting involving students in Tacloban, attention has quickly shifted toward online games, social media, and a proposed Senate inquiry. The implication is clear. Somewhere inside a computer screen lies the explanation for why young Filipinos would commit violence against one another. It is a comforting theory. It is also probably the wrong one.

The greatest tragedy of the Philippine nation may not be its poverty, its corruption, or even its perpetual political crises. Its greatest tragedy is the ruling elite's stubborn refusal to recognize that the institutions governing the Republic are no longer merely dysfunctional — they are approaching systemic failure.

More than 129 years after the Katipunan Revolution, the Filipino struggle for kalayaan remains unfinished. From the bolo of 1896 to the laptop of 2026, the battle has shifted from colonial oppression to modern economic systems that continue to limit true freedom.

Since 2025, when news of the staggering 1-trillion-peso large-scale theft came to public consciousness, many of us weren't surprised. At the back of our minds,...

Kiko Barzaga Wasn't Expelled for Nationalism. He Was Expelled for Failing the Basic Standards of Public Office.

It's the Budget, Stupid: The Real Story Behind the Senate's Civil War

The spectacle is no longer merely political. It is psychological. Over the past months, Filipinos have witnessed a disturbing sequence of public performances from personalities...

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I heard from so many Filipinos about the desire to dismantle the Senate as an institution; the majority of opinions hold that this hallowed...