Spot.ph commentary: ASEAN and the Elephant in the Room
News + Features What’s New Win ASEAN and the Elephant in the Room At the 2017 summit, the elephant in the room is the People’s Republic of China. by Manuel L. Quezon III 3 days ago Shares ILLUSTRATOR...
View ArticleSpotPH Commentary: Effects Of Duterte’s Declaration Of Martial Law In Mindanao
Effects Of Duterte’s Declaration Of Martial Law In Mindanao | SPOT.ph What President Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao means by Manuel L. Quezon III May 24, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR War...
View ArticleSpot.PH Commentary: The Philippines Isn’t What It Used to Be
The Philippines Isn’t What It Used to Be Hint: We used to consider Palau part of the country. by Manuel L. Quezon III Jun 12, 2017 (SPOT.ph) We mark Independence Day with displays of the flag, and...
View ArticleDemocracyPost: It turns out martial law in the Philippines isn’t quite so...
DemocracyPost Opinion It turns out martial law in the Philippines isn’t quite so simple after all By Manuel Quezon III June 15 Government soldiers stand guard as troops continue their assault against...
View ArticleSpot.ph Commentary: Why Isn’t Independence Day in August?
Win Why Isn’t Independence Day in August? We’re legalistic and confuse heroism with sainthood. by Manuel L. Quezon III Aug 31, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR Warren Espejo(SPOT.ph) Chances are you only thought about...
View ArticleSpot.ph Commentary: Magsaysay Didn’t Boogie But Boy, Could He Mambo
Win Magsaysay Didn’t Boogie But Boy, Could He Mambo And his rivals said it was a national calamity. by Manuel L. Quezon III Sep 1, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR Warren Espejo (SPOT.ph) August 31 marks the birth...
View ArticleSpot.ph Commentary: Ferdinand Marcos and Us
News + Features Win Ferdinand Marcos and Us We are far from being able to take stock of his life. by Manuel L. Quezon III Sep 11, 2017 Shares ILLUSTRATOR Warren Espejo (SPOT.ph) A hundred years ago...
View ArticleSpot.ph Commentary: Haunting and Horror
Win Haunting and Horror There’s a difference between spooky and scary. by Manuel L. Quezon III Oct 27, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR Warren Espejo (SPOT.ph) Words can spook you without resorting to chainsaw type...
View ArticleSpot.ph Commentary: The Taxonomy of Terror
Win The Taxonomy of Terror We have a uniquely Filipino way of looking at the supernatural. by Manuel L. Quezon III Oct 31, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR Warren Espejo (SPOT.ph) Recently The New Yorker published an...
View ArticleDemocracyPost Commentary: When strongmen meet: Trump and Duterte in Manila
DemocracyPost Opinion When strongmen meet: Trump and Duterte in Manila By Manuel Quezon III November 12 at 1:19 PM President Trump talks with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during a gala dinner...
View ArticleReview: ‘Quezon’s Game’ finds its way to the heart of the truth through...
Raymond Bagatsing as Manuel L. Quezon Review: ‘Quezon’s Game’ finds its way to the heart of the truth through make-believe Don’t watch it to know about history, writes Manuel L. Quezon III—grandson of...
View ArticleClinton Palanca and the dilemma of the (un)hyphenated Filipino
Clinton Palanca and the dilemma of the (un)hyphenated Filipino How the esteemed writer became a scholar of an evolving identity, from Filipino Chinese to Chinese Filipino. Manuel L. Quezon III | Jun 07...
View ArticleBonifacio Is Your Cubicle Seatmate
Bonifacio Is Your Cubicle Seatmate And chances are your office complaints reflect the grievances of the Philippine Revolution. by Manuel L. Quezon III Nov 30, 2017 ILLUSTRATOR War Espejo (SPOT.ph)...
View ArticleDiarist.ph: 500th anniversary of Magellan: Half a millennium of staying the same
If you read Pigafetta in April 1521 alone, you will find things we still encounter today March 19, 2021 By Manuel...
View ArticleEyes on the Elections: Today began yesterday
EYES ON THE ELECTIONS Today began yesterday By: Manuel L. Quezon III – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:04 AM July 06, 2021 Politics...
View ArticleCommentary: A soft-boiled start to 2022
By: Manuel L. Quezon III – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:20 AM October 10, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — It was not supposed to...
View ArticleConstitution amended by legislation
Three months before it expires, the Eighteenth Congress accomplished what had begun in the Seventeenth: the amendment of the economic...
View ArticleThe Long View Context: DFA went rogue while President tries to salvage...
I suggested in my column yesterday that the President, to put it bluntly one way, was out of the loop...
View ArticleThe Long View Context: China, Russia, Washington (and the Marcoses too)
My column yesterday, “Strategic silence,” continues last week’s story. See also my column, from last week, Ukrainian surprise, and last...
View ArticleThe Long View Context: Hoping against hope, polls versus sentiment analytics
The question of surveys continues to puzzle people, primarily because of the suggestion that aside from opinion polling, there may...
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