Commentary
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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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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
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The dangerous softness toward violent criminals
There is a difference between protecting human rights and creating a culture where violent drug criminals are shielded from consequences.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Urgency for the powerful, anxiety for the rest
If law enforcement can mobilize quickly for a political figure, Filipinos deserve to see the same seriousness in protecting daily life.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The Senate is not a remote work arrangement
In a chamber fighting over numbers and control, physical presence is not a formality — it is part of public accountability.
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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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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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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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