Joey Salgado

March 31, 2025

At the Hague, Migrant Filipinos Pray for the Death-dealing Father Who Mocked God

The Father came and promised deliverance and change and redemption and killings, a bundled package for the price of one vote, demanding only surrender of decency and empathy, even if at the end of his reign murder was the only promise fulfilled...

March 22, 2025

The DDS Gambit: Invoking Human Rights for One Man

The Duterte lawyers, the enablers in the Senate, and the online troll hordes will continue to press their talking points, of Duterte as hero and martyr....

March 16, 2025

Bong Go for President in 2028?

Bong Go topping the race would be vindication for the detained former president, a morale booster certain to fire up the base. But it could also prompt the senator to aim higher....

March 04, 2025

Can a Supreme Court Dominated by Duterte Appointees Render an Impartial Ruling on Sara’s Impeachment?

The impeachment of the Vice President is a political issue, and the court’s decision could either impose a burden or provide succor to future generations, strengthen democracy or weaken it....

February 28, 2025

In the Month of Love, the Dutertes Talk Chaos and Revolution

The scarefest is an attempt by the Dutertes to regain the propaganda initiative and reframe the stakes in this election....

February 12, 2025

Guilty or Not Guilty? Impeachment Votes May Be the Midterm’s Precious Commodity

Move over, high prices. The Vice President’s looming impeachment trial will shape much of the midterm election’s discourse and rhetoric....

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