Five questions on People Power 2

Why was People Power 2 necessary? Like all peace-loving nations in the world, Filipinos did everything to make their legal institutions work. Because he had lost their trust, they first asked President Joseph Estrada to admit his failure and resign honorably to prevent further injury to the country.  But he refused to answer the serious … Read more

Letter to a granddaughter

My dearest Julia, We have won, dear child.  Finally, the man in Malacanang has fled in disgrace.  Your Lola made sure of that by marching to Mendiola with thousands of others to drive away once and for all the evil spirit that inhabited that place. I wasn’t as brave as your Lola; she thought nothing … Read more

The spirit of citizenship

Former Finance Secretary Edgardo Espiritu did not have to testify at the impeachment trial.  He is not a principal witness in any of the Articles of Impeachment.  But with courage and determination, he did. He came out to say what he knew about the president.  It was, he said, a matter of conscience, of love … Read more

Truth-telling in a televised trial

Every witness who appeared at the ongoing presidential impeachment trial was made to swear “to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”  Yet if there is anything that one learns from watching the trial, it is precisely that witnesses are not always free to tell the truth they want to tell. … Read more