I did not comment on the on-going impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona except for the blog-entry on the G-word [see <http://bongmendoza.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/four-letter-words/>]. My reasons: I did not have anything new to say or a novel spin on the developments even if the impeachment was the news of the day for three months [...]
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Picking up a rock…and still being able to fly?
Posted: March 11, 2012 in Bolet Banal, Chief Justice Renato Corona, Franklin Drilon, governance, Impeachment trial, Judiciary/courts, Kiko Pangilinan, Niel Tupas Jr., Noynoy Aquino, Philippine politics, Rey Umali, Rule of law, Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Serafin Cuevas, Teofisto Guingona IIITags: Philippine political comedy, Philippine political institutions, Philippine politics, Philippines
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Corruption, state capture and extra-constitutional challenges in the Philippines, Part I
Posted: June 27, 2011 in governance, Philippine politics(Author’s note: This blog entry was a seminar presentation made before a regular class at the National Defense College of the Philippines, where I once served as vice president for research and special studies, during the first quarter of the year. Given the challenge of melding the diverse concepts and phenomena covered in the presentation, [...]
Premature celebration, premature congratulations?
Posted: May 13, 2010 in 2010 elections, governance, Philippine politicsI really hate to be a spoil-sport but I will go on just the same and raise some questions re the May 10 general elections. The Inquirer today reports that “[T]he number of disenfranchised voters in last Monday’s election may range from 2 million to 8 million, a figure that could have changed the picture [...]
The Philippine political-business cycle
Posted: May 10, 2010 in 2010 elections, Cojuangcos, Erap, governance, Hacienda Luisita, Manny Villar, Noynoy Aquino, Philippine politics, Political economy, Political-business cycleSmartmatic/TIM PCOS machines: Will they work to contract specifications today? The Philippine Star reports today that “foreign investors have adopted a wait-and-see attitude, putting on hold or temporarily withdrawing their investments in the Philippines due to jitters over today’s elections, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo. Gunigundo is quoted saying: [...]
