Commentary

• No shame left in the room

  Scandal, denial, distraction, burial: the pattern is familiar, and that is exactly why it hurts.

  Posted Tuesday June 02, 2026 · 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 Tuesday May 26, 2026 · 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 Tuesday May 19, 2026 · 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 Monday May 18, 2026 · Author wglng.com

• The politics of selective urgency

  Congress found Its urgency. It just wasn’t for flood corruption.

  Posted Tuesday May 12, 2026 · Author wglng.com