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[OPINION] It’s the season of re-alignment

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of May 24 10:06 AM

Will the recent resignation, or some would argue, replacement of former Senior Deputy House Speaker Arroyo impact the presidency? Read more »

[OPINION] How much longer?

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Apr 13 11:00 PM

It may be premature for now to assess and evaluate how the leader has performed. To my mind however, a more objective evaluation is most expedient, for everyone. Read more »

OPINION: Seems we never learned part 2

Edmund S. Tayao
Updated as of Mar 02 01:33 PM

The constitution is fundamental, that all laws are based on it, because it is the first law. Read more »

[OPINION] Seems we never learned

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Mar 02 01:40 PM

It appears we have not learned much from substantive exchanges we have had several times before in considering revising the Constitution. Read more »

Re-election bill won't benefit Bongbong, Sara: lawmaker

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 10:45 AM

A bill allowing the president and other officials to seek reelection will not benefit newly-elected President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr or Vice-President Sara Duterte, the bill's proponent said Monday. Read more »

How will 'unity' play out in Marcos administration?

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 12:30 AM

As the country prepares itself for another Marcos presidency, how will his campaign message of "unity" play out? Read more »

ALAMIN: Pagbabago sa pangangampanya ngayong may pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 02:01 PM

Dahil sa umiiral na pandemya, iba ang paraan ng pangangampanya ng mga tumatakbong politiko sa halalan sa Mayo 9, 2022. Read more »

Analyst sees 'regression' in PH politics

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:13 AM

The Philippines is seeing a "regression" in its political system with how political parties have nominated candidates for next year's national elections, a political analyst said Sunday. Read more »

Hope we’re not having more of the same

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Aug 19 02:20 AM

I hope we won’t be putting too much hope and expectations again on a candidate or candidates that things will be a lot better if they are elected next year. Read more »

A poor start for Senator Manny Pacquiao

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 22 01:58 AM

Ill-fated from the start, it would appear that Senator Manny Pacquiao’s foray into the public’s elections consciousness was not given much preparation and thinking.  Read more »

Time for positive and responsive politics

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 07 12:49 AM

vWe should have had enough by now. I don’t think we can still have more of the old politics we have had for the longest time. Nothing has changed despite the many claims and rallying cries for reform of political leaders we believed in and supported, only to be disappointed.    Read more »

We’ll never get the government we deserve

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Jun 10 11:55 PM

I’m sure you've heard the terse resentment to an explanation why we have the kind of government we have—that we only get the government that we deserve. I disagree.  Read more »

Hopes and dreams in 2022

Edmund Tayao
Posted at May 15 09:54 PM

We can try as we should to have the coming 2022 elections to be an election of programs and platform as it is in other countries. Read more »

The battle against COVID-19 has gone to the household

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Apr 22 08:08 PM

We have to learn how to battle the pandemic and at the same time get back on our feet now before it’s too late. Read more »

Transition is political but mainly developmental

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Feb 22 11:09 PM

The Bangsamoro Transition Authority has to be given enough time to complete its work. This work includes ensuring that when the time comes that regional elections can be held, the necessary regional laws and mechanisms are all in place.  Read more »

2020 clear vision for 2021

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jan 08 03:59 PM

We have to make sure that systemic reforms are pursued if charter change is pushed at this very late juncture of the Duterte administration. Read more »

Democracy, assumptions and misnomers: The US 2020 Presidential Elections

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Nov 12 11:14 PM

The various reactions to the recently concluded US presidential elections reveal so much about how democracy, particularly voting and people’s participation, are understood differently by different people. Read more »

OPINION: The vicious circle of spoils

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 19 01:27 AM

Everyone is now again looking towards or forward to 2022, carefully analyzing prevailing conditions and trying to project it to the next year and figuring how it could impact on the next presidential election.  Read more »

OPINION: In search of a hero or a real leader

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Aug 20 12:59 AM

We look up to our leaders both past and present, but instead of leading us as one people, they continue to divide us, espousing different colors when we are supposed to identify ourselves to one single color for everyone.  Read more »

(OPINION) Surviving the pandemic: Moving forward, in search of a legacy

Edmund Tayao
Updated as of Jul 21 09:55 AM

The legacy of this administration can and should still be in systemic reform. Whatever it does, it should put in place the foundation and ensure the institutionalization of collaborative national and local governance. Read more »