COMMENTARY: Banks rule

BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective A WEEK before his fifth State of the Nation Address, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act (RA) 10641...

Commentary: The myth of the principle of equality before the law

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective THE dispensation of “justice”, or rather injustices, is so blatant in the Philippines that one could not help but ask: For...

Commentary: Can we really dismantle political dynasties through legislation?

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective NEWS agencies reported that a pending bill banning political dynasties has finally passed the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms...

Commentary: Is EDCA a deal between two equals?

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective MALACAÑANG finally released a copy of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) it signed with the US government. It is a 10-page...

Commentary: Strengthening US stranglehold on PH

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective (Continued from yesterday)FORWARD a few years later, Quezon was already dead and Manuel A. Roxas was elected as president. Roxas reportedly did not object to...