Duterte trying to do a Marcos with ‘RevGov’
From President Duterte down to his supporters, we hear the argument that the template for creating a “revolutionary government” was set by Corazon Aquino; why, he asks (they all ask), can’t he do the...
View ArticleNo ‘RevGov’
There is no legal authority that allows the President of the Philippines to declare a revolutionary government. If President Duterte were to do that, he would be abandoning the 1987 Constitution that...
View ArticleRevGov is the elephant in the room
The template for a revolutionary government is already in place.
View ArticleRemoval vs resignation
Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban in his typically edifying column, “The what and why of a RevGov” (11/19/17), along with many other constitutional scholars, seems to assume casually that the removal of...
View ArticlePath to self-destruction
In order to allay apprehensions about President Duterte’s plan of establishing a revolutionary government, Malacañang has issued a statement reassuring that there is no such thing. This is so because...
View ArticleDevelopment, democracy, dictatorship and RevGov
Enrique Razon Jr., president-CEO of International Container Terminal Services Inc., may have reason to complain.
View ArticleDuterte’s secret
The attempt to start a groundswell of public support for a “revolutionary government” failed dismally last week; some supporters of the Duterte administration have not yet come to terms with the brutal...
View ArticleVoices from Mendiola
Mendiola has been a melting pot of shared and even unshared voices.
View ArticleClarity of purpose
President Duterte should know that to succeed with a revolutionary government, he should have the support and recognition of the international community .
View ArticleResist autocratic and repressive forces
We are utterly disturbed and gravely concerned about recent happenings in our country. President Duterte's administration has now clearly exposed its authoritarian nature by its continuing violation of...
View ArticleCha-cha, RevGov and ML
It looks like RevGov (revolutionary government) is now a discredited initiative given the anemic public support it received last Nov. 30. But many political commentators still urge Filipinos to stay...
View ArticleRobredo’s fears
I don’t know why Vice President Leni Robredo is overly suspicious that President Duterte might declare a revolutionary government.
View Article‘Grand agenda’
There are four “grand agenda” crafted/programmed to perpetuate for life President Duterte’s power: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s impeachment, establishing a “revolutionary government,”...
View ArticleNENE PIMENTEL: Revgov ‘an outrageous suggestion’
As an avid exponent of the proposal to adopt federalism in our country, I do want the system embodied in our Constitution changed the soonest possible. But, I am alarmed by the stand of one top...
View Article‘Real revolution is waged by the people, not by trapos’
The idea of establishing a so-called “revolutionary government” with President Duterte at the helm is as ridiculous as the name of the group calling for it—the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National...
View ArticleWhat a revolutionary government means
An obscure group calling themselves the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee publicly invited President Duterte “to head a revolutionary government under a revolutionary...
View ArticleVP Leni’s right to the megaphone
The proof of life President Duterte provided last week only fueled further speculation about his real state of health. These speculations got boosted when the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National...
View ArticleRepugnant idea
Over the weekend, a group called the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC)—the same group that supported the 2016 presidential run of the then Davao City...
View ArticleThe heroes we need
We certainly do not need self-proclaimed heroes talking of a revolutionary government that will replace the current leadership with the same personalities. There is nothing revolutionary in that. Just...
View ArticleThe military as guardians against RevGov
The Armed Forces of the Philippines can refuse an order to support a revolutionary government under Article II, Sec. 3 of the Constitution: “Civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the...
View ArticleDuterte administration’s long list of shenanigans – and more forthcoming
THE Duterte administration is perceived to have been consistently pursuing state policies and actions that are mostly controversial, such as the following: • The “bloody” drug war that has resulted in...
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