Commentary
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The Philippines did not win; Alex Eala did
Professional tennis rewards an individual competitor, even when an entire nation becomes emotionally invested in the result.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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A nation stuck at the (train) door
The people blocking the train doors are symptoms of a nation that has spent too long blocking its own future.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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After the breakthrough, the politicians arrive
Another Filipino athlete rises, and right on cue, the political class boards the bandwagon with tributes, resolutions, and borrowed glory.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The hypocrisy of the dominant and familiar cross
In a Catholic-dominated country, religious disruption is condemned or sanctified depending on whose crowd is blocking the street.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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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.
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