The most interesting development in our recent political history, for me, is not the recovery of democracy in 1986, but the ease with which we surrendered it in 1972. As we look back to those images of freedom-loving crowds gathered on EDSA 11 years ago today, let us not delude ourselves with the thought that, … Read more
No one can say for sure whether Jolo Bishop Benjamin de Jesus was killed to avenge a personal injury, or to relieve the fever of religious animosity. It could be both, with either motive serving as the occasion, or condition, for the other. But in a place like Sulu, where tradition keeps the modern State … Read more
What can it possibly mean for someone to visit an accused person in jail? Like Sen. Gloria Arroyo , the Makati school teachers, who recently brought their pupils on a tour of the city jail where they unwittingly found themselves in a photo session with detained Rep. Romeo Jalosjos, have been chided by Pres. Ramos … Read more
In a week dominated by the continuing saga of Rep. Romeo Jalosjos, it was difficult not to take up his case once more, or to ignore the sudden appearance of a woman claiming to be his rape victim and of her 27-year-old son claiming to be the product of that crime. My staff on Public … Read more