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While President Marcos on July 27 enjoined the nation not to yield against those who disrespect us apparently referring to the insult that Chinese-government controlled media made related to the West Philippine Sea maritime conflict, protesters not so far from the 2026 State of the Nation venue, were burning the American flag and effigy of Donald Trump.
And it is not about simply calling for the President to resign, or insisting on changing government altogether, as it might be about working within the limits of this democracy, and hopefully figuring out how we can keep it going, given the threat of a 2028 return to yet another Duterte for President.
Mima Alicia’s death was celebrated by the pro-Duterte universe as though killing is now of universal decorum worthy of praise. We lament the killing of a vlogger, but we weep for the death of Filipino values that are the real killers of the Filipino.
Retired associate justice Antonio Carpio reiterated on July 21 his recommendation for the Philippine government to ask the Arbitral Tribunal to add common fishing rules in Scarborough Shoal to its 2016 ruling.
A narrow majority of adult Filipinos are aware of the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte but do not closely follow the proceedings, according to a newly-established research firm on July 23.
The two developments on Week 3 of the trial illustrate the sharply different evidentiary burdens facing the prosecution under the separate impeachment articles. One has secured access to potentially valuable financial records but still faces multiple legal and factual hurdles before those documents can establish unexplained wealth. The other rests largely on Duterte's own words, with prosecutors arguing that the constitutional offense is complete even if criminal liability remains under investigation.
Surveys show that Filipinos trust highly the United States. But to members of the militant group, Bayan, that positive feeling does not extend to President Donald Trump and State Secretary Marco Rubio who was here in Manila for the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers and their dialogue partners July 20 to 24.
Baste Duterte, all bluster and boastfulness like his father and siblings, knows next to nothing about the Romanov murders recognized as Russian Orthodox martyrdom.
COMMENTARY:The Philippines has long sought a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea, with the aim of averting conflict in these waters. But as tensions with China rise, it looks unlikely to succeed. Manila is shifting toward other means of defending its maritime interests.
Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers on Wednesday claimed House prosecutors had weakened their own case under Article IV of the impeachment complaint after acknowledging that her controversial Nov. 23, 2024 statements did not prove she had actually hired an assassin to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
