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The enduring case of De Lima, PDL
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The enduring case of De Lima, PDL

Days before the May 18 proclamation of the senators-elect, comeback kid JV Ejercito, No. 10 in the Senate’s “Magic 12,” noted a prickly point: the continuing detention of Sen. Leila de Lima on charges of taking drug money to fund her senatorial campaign in the 2016 elections. “Hopefully,” Ejercito was quoted as saying in CNN...

The irony of Philippine elections
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The irony of Philippine elections

I knew this year’s elections would be different from all the others that we’ve had, but I didn’t want to make expectations.  Elections in this country are like some exotic cultural rituals—festive and intoxicating events that teeter on the edge of total chaos.  How we find a method to the madness—and survive—is a source of...