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Tourism Without Urgency

Ron Jabal -
Philippine tourism is not recovering; it is falling behind as neighbors move faster on access, pricing, and planning while local policy debates remain stuck on slogans and surface-level branding.

Year-End Reckoning: The Republic In Recoil

Ron Jabal -
As 2025 closes, Philippine politics is defined less by reforms than by exposure, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. losing credibility while Vice President Sara Duterte gains strength as a symbol of public frustration.

When Brands Cross The Line At Christmas

Ron Jabal -
The muted discomfort around Jollibee’s Christmas presence on Viber underscores a simple truth in digital marketing even trusted brands must earn their place in private spaces.

The Anti-Dynasty Law That Protects Dynasties

Ron Jabal -
HB 6771 raises a critical question whether this is truly an anti-dynasty reform or a law crafted to ensure political dynasties endure.

How Civil Society, Business, And The Public Can Force Reforms Through

Ron Jabal -
Only a united, sustained push from citizens, civil society, and business can force Congress to act on reforms that threaten entrenched political power.

The Bills That Will Break Congress: Why Marcos’ Reforms Face Certain Sabotage

Ron Jabal -
Four reform bills now pit a presidency’s promise of change against Congress’s impulse to preserve power.

The Four Bills That Could Break The System Or Break The President

Ron Jabal -
Four sweeping reform bills now test whether a weakened presidency is pursuing real political change or merely performing survival.

The Five-Hundred Peso Noche Buena: A Government That Cannot Read Its People

Ron Jabal -
A ₱500 Noche Buena may be framed as guidance, but the backlash reveals deeper concerns about dignity, hardship, and a government struggling to read the public’s economic reality.

Did The ICC Ruling Crack Sara’s Political Future?

Ron Jabal -
The ICC ruling against Rodrigo Duterte dismantles the illusion of Sara Duterte’s political insulation, casting her not as a bystander but as an active factor in a global reckoning over justice, power and accountability.

Outsourced Democracy: When A Nation Loses Faith In Its Own Leaders

Ron Jabal -
Flirting with a “caretaker government” reflects not stability but a deeper loss of faith in democracy itself.
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