Category Institutional Rot
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The mathematics of self-interest
The absurdity of the 12-versus-13 dispute is not that the players are unintelligent, but that they seem to think the public is.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The Angeles collapse and the dangerous space between approval and safety
Whether caused by negligence, design failure, corruption, or something else, the Angeles collapse demands truth before the news cycle moves on.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The cult of the infallible politician
While ordinary people drown in failed projects, loyal supporters keep defending the leaders who failed them.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Millions without water, officials without urgency
The water crisis shows how the Philippine government can be very busy on paper while remaining painfully absent in people’s daily lives.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Who really wins behind the lotto curtain?
The Lotto may look transparent on your TV screen, but years of corruption scandals have taught Filipinos to question what remains unseen.
Posted · Author wglng.com