Can Gibo or Leni Beat Sara Duterte in 2028? The Coalition Math Says It Is Possible
As early as 2026, Vice President Sara Duterte is unquestionably the person to beat in the 2028 presidential election. That should be…
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Independent commentary on Philippine politics, governance, public policy, political ideas, and national development, with perspectives from Cebu and the wider Philippines.
Where Have Cebu’s Political Bloggers Gone? The Gap Between Vlogging, Partisanship and Long-Form Political Writing
Cebu has never lacked political opinion. Turn on local radio, read a newspaper column, scroll through Facebook, or open YouTube and you…
After 2022, Where Did Samira Gutoc Go? The Girl from Marawi Looks Toward 2028
For many Filipinos, the last vivid memory of Samira Gutoc may still be from the 2022 elections. She was the lone woman…
Why Filipinos Need to Learn How to Disagree Better
Filipinos are very good at talking. We can turn a five-minute conversation into an hour. We debate basketball, celebrities, food, religion, politics…
Beyond “Yormilk”: When Public Service Becomes Part of a Filipino Child’s Story
For many Filipino families, milk is ordinary. It sits beside coffee, rice and canned goods on supermarket shelves. Parents remind children to…
Manila Flood Control: How Mayor Isko Moreno’s Declogging and Cleanup Operations Are Transforming Manila
This article serves as a follow-up to my previous piece, “Can We Stop Normalizing the Philippines as a DUGYOT Nation?”, where I…
Raising the Standard of Political Blogging in the Philippines
With so much noise online, from trolling to threatening a People Power EDSA revolution, JP Abecilla, also known as The Millennial Writer,…
Political Spectrum Philippines: The Liberals and Conservatives
In the Philippines, political ideologies are as diverse as the archipelago itself. Among conservatives, there is a strong emphasis on social and…
Doc Willie Ong Bilang DOH Secretary: Kaya Ba Niya?
Kakayanin kaya ni Doc Willie Ong ang mga suliraning kinakaharap ng Department of Health (DOH) kung sakaling siya ang maging kalihim ng…
Political Spectrum: What’s a Leftist, Centrist, and Conservative?
(Note: This is a hugely revised version of a post from JP Abecilla’s Conservative Philippines page that is now deleted.) The Former…