The Editor

NEVER SINCE THE SNAP ELECTIONS OF 1986 has there been an electoral exercise as critical as the forthcoming polls eight

MANILA, Philippines—“Chief Justice, whom will you vote for as president and vice president?” So readers often ask me. With May

THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS IS PREPARing for the manual count of 30 percent of the ballots, in case the PCOS

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections has been reckless in accrediting party-list candidates and their nominees. A few days ago, the

MANILA, Philippines—“The brighter the sun gets, the less I see the ball when I drive it into the sky. I

MANILA, Philippines—The Constitution provides that chief justices (in fact, all justices and judges) are to be appointed by the president

MANILA, Philippines—The National Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based think-tank that works in 110 countries and is associated with US President

MANILA, Philippines—It is said that two things are indispensable in running a country: brains and brawns; right and might; legitimacy

MANILA, Philippines—All this time, I have written mostly about unnerving delays in the Comelec timetable and the absolute need for