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Power Play

The Anti-Dynasty Law That Protects Dynasties

Ron Jabal -
HB 6771 raises a critical question whether this is truly an anti-dynasty reform or a law crafted to ensure political dynasties endure.

How Civil Society, Business, And The Public Can Force Reforms Through

Ron Jabal -
Only a united, sustained push from citizens, civil society, and business can force Congress to act on reforms that threaten entrenched political power.

The Four Bills That Could Break The System Or Break The President

Ron Jabal -
Four sweeping reform bills now test whether a weakened presidency is pursuing real political change or merely performing survival.

The Five-Hundred Peso Noche Buena: A Government That Cannot Read Its People

Ron Jabal -
A ₱500 Noche Buena may be framed as guidance, but the backlash reveals deeper concerns about dignity, hardship, and a government struggling to read the public’s economic reality.

Did The ICC Ruling Crack Sara’s Political Future?

Ron Jabal -
The ICC ruling against Rodrigo Duterte dismantles the illusion of Sara Duterte’s political insulation, casting her not as a bystander but as an active factor in a global reckoning over justice, power and accountability.

Outsourced Democracy: When A Nation Loses Faith In Its Own Leaders

Ron Jabal -
Flirting with a “caretaker government” reflects not stability but a deeper loss of faith in democracy itself.

Lead Or Lose The Republic

Ron Jabal -
Amid mounting scandals and fading trust, the country now needs the President to lead decisively before the crisis engulfs the Republic.

The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea: The Philippines Has Run Out Of Good Choices

Ron Jabal -
A nation trapped between collapsing leadership and false choices is urged to demand a path beyond crisis and reclaim better options.

The Cost To Imee Marcos: Will Filipinos Punish Her Or Reward Her For Breaking The Family Code?

Ron Jabal -
A public break within a ruling dynasty tests whether Filipinos will see truth-telling against one’s own family as betrayal or a long-overdue reckoning.

The Church That Looked Away: INC, Power, And The Politics Of Permission

Ron Jabal -
A silent stage became a powerful signal, raising questions about how institutional choices, shifting alliances, and unspoken calculations can reshape the balance of political influence in the Philippines.
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