Philippine Politics

By Robert B. Roque, jr.When Filipinos think of political dynasties, we often picture a carousel of familiar surnames: the father who was once governor,...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I will try even just for a moment to set aside candor, temper my instinctive outrage, and muffle what would...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. “Where are the clowns, send in the clowns…” What a song of tragic comedy — of sorrow and darkness behind...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. And so this is 2026… not quite the hopeful refrain of a new year unfolding, but a pause heavy with...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I want to think young Congressman Leandro Leviste is straight as an arrow, and in the habit of putting himself...

Public tolerance for corruption is hardening, with Filipinos increasingly demanding the arrest and prosecution of officials implicated in the controversial flood control projects of...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. A few days after the unceremonious axing of Gen. Nicolas Torre III as PNP chief, Malacañang rushed in front of...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The death of former DPWH Undersecretary Cathy Cabral has reopened a familiar wound in Philippine public life, reviving memories of the late DILG...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Zaldy Co could have taken the legitimate route: testify before the Senate or the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) probing...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The new Ombudsman, former Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, could well be on his first bold strike as the...