Category Oligarchic Theater
-
No shame left in the room
Scandal, denial, distraction, burial: the pattern is familiar, and that is exactly why it hurts.
Posted · Author wglng.com
-
The people wait while the Senate turns Into a 2028 battlefield
As senators posture for power and protection, ordinary Filipinos are left waiting for the work they were actually elected to do
Posted · Author wglng.com
-
Blaming the branch, ignoring the roots
A sharp critique of Duterte becomes weaker when it ignores the broken political order that prepared the ground for him.
Posted · Author wglng.com
-
The gospel according to the Philippine oligarchy
The powerful speak of values, family, sacrifice, and nationhood while making sure the poor remain cheap, tired, and obedient.
Posted · Author wglng.com
-
The politics of selective urgency
Congress found Its urgency. It just wasn’t for flood corruption.
Posted · Author wglng.com