Citizenship and residence requirements for presidents

Section 2 of Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution says, “No person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to … [Read more...]

Electoral reforms

(Today's column) What if we can hold the 2010 elections without printing ballots, without fear that ballot boxes would be stolen and switched and without worrying about … [Read more...]

Marketing political candidates and the election

Okay, I need a laugh again so we're switching to politics. I've written so many times before that political campaigns are marketing strategies and that candidates are the … [Read more...]