Commentary
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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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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
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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
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Outsourced Outrage: The Selective Sovereignty Club
This is not rule of law. This is outsourcing punishment to a preferred foreign venue.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Safe For Whom?
A personal reflection on crime, fear, public safety, and the divide between those who live with street-level danger and those who only debate it from the confines of their gated villages.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Jurisdictional Opportunists: The Reversible Principles of ICC Politics
When Sovereignty Depends on the Accused
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The Politics of Selective Urgency
Congress Found Its Urgency. It Just Wasn’t for Flood Corruption.
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
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When Solar Homeowners Are Made To Sound Like Criminals
MERALCO’s safety concerns may deserve discussion, but the language being used risks turning frustrated consumers into villains
Posted · Author wglng.com
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MERALCO Bill Shock Needs Watchdogs, Not Echoes
When electricity charges rise, the public needs reporting that challenges, investigates, and contextualizes — not stories that simply repeat what the utility company says.
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