MANILA (MindaNews / 28 April) — Last week’s column, “SC co-equal branch?” (TMT, April 18) discussed the “independence” of the judiciary visualized from the angle of the Sereno quo warranto petition, and the President’s purported non-involvement in this affair. Today’s
Part 2: Gloria, in excelsis MANILA (MindaNews / 24 March) — “And here awaits one astute politician who may have calculated these permutations and may now be positioned for any eventuality.” (“Game of thrones, Part 1, The Manila Times, March
MANILA (MindaNews / 16 March)– TheHBO original series presented an interesting study of the political nature of our species, keeping the audience totally engrossed for the past seven seasons. Power, the use and misuse of power and even the non-use
MANILA (MindaNews / 02 March) — Now that the 25-man Consultative Commission (Concom) is constituted, the serious task of crafting the federal constitution is off to an auspicious start. Although the body is still six commissioners short, I hear from
MANILA (MindaNews / 24 Feb) — After 32 years, the euphoria of the EDSA People Power Revolution has subsided; the memory of people dancing in the streets upon the news of a dictator fleeing Malacañang into the bosom of his
MANILA (MindaNews / 17 Feb) — Candidate DU30’s federalism refrain wedded to his crude and brutal street lingo and earthy demeanor resonated among the voters tired of the “same old, same old.” Except for the imprecise but romantic idea of
MANILA (MindaNews / 03 February) — The Deegong this week released 19 names of the 25-man consultative committee headed by former Chief Justice Puno, a perfect choice. This group will now meet to review the 1987 Constitution and within six
1st of two parts MANILA (MindaNews / 26 January) — If we gauge by the coverage of major dailies these days, the debate on Federalism is nowhere it should be – it is off-tangent. Of late, major focus is on
(Delivered at the Kusog Mindanaw Conference 2016 on 29 November 2016 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel by Lito Lorenzana, Centrist Democratic Party) Federalism is a subject matter that has occupied its Philippine advocates over the last three or four decades
