Commentary
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Their colleague broke the law, so they attacked the enforcer
Professional dignity should mean accepting responsibility for misconduct, not mobilizing to protect a colleague from its reputational consequences.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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Sovereignty shaped by convenience rather than consistency
In Malacañang, sovereignty appears less like a principle than a switch flipped according to who stands to benefit.
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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Public opinion or political packaging?
A political headline turns a limited survey into something that sounds too much like the voice of an entire nation.
Posted · Author wglng.com
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The cult of the infallible politician
While ordinary people drown in failed projects, loyal supporters keep defending the leaders who failed them.
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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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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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