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OPINION: Waving the White Flag

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Nov 11 12:18 PM

Making the war on illegal drugs more effective or not, strengthening public institutions in the first place has been a long overdue objective and every attempt to finally do it has always been commandeered. Read more »

OPINION: Of Wanting to be and Being a Leader

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Nov 07 12:52 AM

In the end, it’s about connection to the people, and there’s no recipe for that. Either you’re authentic or your not. Read more »

OPINION: Needed disruption

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 30 12:24 PM

If we want like real change, and there’s no reason why many would not want real change, it can only be disruptive change.  Read more »

OPINION: To have walked with the titan of Philippine politics

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 21 03:17 PM

"We have the kind of leaders we have today because the voters have constantly looked for someone different, hoping to get something different that is better governance. Unfortunately, the choices aren't that much precisely because the system could only provide much of the same choices." Read more »

[OPINION] The Filipino tragedy: The significance of a true pivot

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 14 04:06 PM

There is every reason to support exploring relations with non-traditional allies like China and Russia. Read more »

OPINION: The flag has been unfurled: Warning from China’s PLA

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Oct 09 12:15 PM

My sources from Beijing suggest that many options remain for China’s leaders with respect to the Hong Kong protests. The military option is still the last of several options. Read more »

OPINION: A National DPWH in BARMM is a step back

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Oct 07 12:35 PM

If the BARMM and local governments are not supported, development can never be achieved, and we will be left behind further than we already are. Read more »

OPINION: Reading and learning from history

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 16 04:07 PM

Imagine a world where there are no phones, internet, cars and airplanes, only the same people in different clothes and belonging to different political aggrupations. Then ask yourself if everything is a lot better. Read more »

OPINION: Paved with good intentions

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 09 05:03 PM

Having to produce enough of the country’s staple has been probably the longest policy debate in the country’s history. Read more »

OPINION: But we voted for change...

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 04 09:31 PM

We voted for change in 2016, and we saw change actually happening since. But we are still hoping for change, real change that will go a long way.  Read more »

OPINION: Implications of change in China

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 02 08:38 PM

What happens in China, or anywhere in the world, will have a significant impact on our politics, the future of our democracy, and governance. Read more »

OPINION: Change in an enduring China

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Aug 27 12:35 PM

The world watches, waiting anxiously how it will play out in the long run in Hong Kong.  Read more »

Democracy at the critical juncture

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Aug 18 11:56 AM

Many have asked if there is a good chance the popular protest in Hong Kong will turn out to be just like Tiananmen in 1989.  Read more »

OPINION: What further decentralization?

Edmund S. Tayao
Updated as of Aug 07 08:52 PM

Let’s call a spade a spade. There’s no such thing as further decentralization!  Read more »

OPINION: Ruminating on the 2019 SONA

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 29 04:42 PM

There is truth in what the president said in his SONA, that “…we have not risen above and beyond the parochial interests..." Unless we find a way to go beyond this limited purview, it will be difficult for us to advance. Read more »

OPINION: Clock is ticking

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 21 11:07 PM

And I thought it’s already done, we already know who the Speaker is and who the Senate President is. Read more »

OPINION: The promise of change and the next 3 years

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jul 17 07:37 PM

Much has already been accomplished by the Duterte administration, but much more remains to be done.  Read more »

OPINION: The Duterte enigma: 3 years hence

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jul 11 10:26 AM

President Duterte has done a lot more than what was expected of him in the time that he has been at the helm. By this time, efforts should be focused on the question of the legacy he will leave behind.  Read more »

OPINION: No more federalism, only charter change

Edmund S. Tayao
Updated as of Jul 03 05:00 AM

I have always insisted, there is no such thing as bobotante. In the first place, if there are and they really are such, then we or those matalinotante (or intelligent voters or those who think they make an intelligent voter) most likely the educated, even monied people, including of course many of our political leaders, are in fact worst.  Read more »

OPINION: Politics for development

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jun 26 06:39 PM

What does it take to achieve development in the country? My experience working on local governance has led me to understand the critical role local governments play in development. Read more »