Perhaps the most critical lesson from the Philippines is the role of active citizen opposition in defending democracy. The 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution, which toppled the Marcos dictatorship ...
All political parties must remain united in implementing the opportunity for structural change in the country, says the head of the Constitution Reform Commission ...
In a democracy with an accountable government, dodgy contractors would be blacklisted into bankruptcy. In a functional dictatorship, they will build to spec and deadline lest they are sent ...