Not even in the wildest imagination of the Dutertes did they expect the day of retribution to come so soon. In their calculation, the day of reckoning would never come. Back in 2021, the Duterte patriarch remained popular, even as his presidency neared its end. The opposition, or “dilawans,” had been
September 28, 2024
“Never again!” This has been the rallying cry of activists who lived through the horrors of martial law and the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The phrase also serves as the vow of those opposed to the return of the Marcoses to power. Having experienced firsthand the oppression, brutality, and corruption
September 21, 2024
The administration of Bongbong Marcos (BBM) turned out to be a beautiful disaster for the Dutertes. The Dutertes’ elevation of BBM to the presidency has become their dreamy nightmare or a “nightmare dressed like a daydream.” At the twilight of his presidency, how to protect himself from possible prosecution was the
September 14, 2024
Fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy, without doubt, is the most famous person in the country today, with only Alice Guo, dismissed Bamban mayor, also a fugitive, staking the same claim. Both are linked to the Dutertes, directly or indirectly. Quiboloy is a personal friend of the Dutertes, while Guo is a poster
August 31, 2024
The tables have turned. The Dutertes are now facing the kind of scrutiny they once imposed on their adversaries. In less than three years, they are experiencing the consequences of their actions during the rule of former President Rodrigo Duterte. During Duterte’s administration, the full power of the state was used
August 24, 2024
The Marcos administration’s stance towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) has shifted in tandem with its relationship with the Dutertes. The current administration is now taking a different approach regarding the ICC’s investigation into the previous administration’s bloody war on drugs. When the UniTeam alliance was still intact, President Bongbong Marcos
August 17, 2024
Carlos Edriel Yulo is the current toast of the nation. He achieved what no Filipino athlete had done before—winning two gold medals in a single Olympiad. When Hidilyn Diaz became the first Filipino to bring home the elusive Olympic gold medal in nearly a century (96 years!) at the 2020 Tokyo
August 10, 2024
Bongbong Marcos (BBM) delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) in a highly charged political environment. The UniTeam has crumbled, and the competition for power between Team Agila and Team Tigre is intensifying. The SONA highlighted the collapse of the UniTeam. In his speech, BBM emphasized the significant departure
August 3, 2024
On Monday, July 22, Bongbong Marcos (BBM) will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). He will present this traditional address to the nation amid a changed political environment. The UniTeam has crumbled, and a new center of competition to BBM’s rule, led by his erstwhile allies—the Dutertes—has emerged.
July 20, 2024
The decimation of the Dilawans was one of the highlights of President Rodrigo Duterte’s illiberal rule. This was an astounding political development considering that the preceding administration ended on a high note. President Benigno Aquino III remained relatively popular, and the Philippine economy steadily grew by an average of 6.2 percent,
July 13, 2024
The demise of the UniTeam has reconfigured the country’s political landscape, affecting not only erstwhile allies but also their opponents from the last elections. This political realignment has placed the pink movement at a crossroads. The victory of the dilawans in the 2022 election was the greatest nightmare of the Marcoses
July 6, 2024
