Philippine Politics – David Haldane

January 12, 2026

Madura’s Ignominious Downfall: Another Dictator Hits the Dust

By David Haldane Jan. 12, 2026 Thousands of Venezuelans danced joyfully in the world’s streets. While leftist activists screamed holy bloody murder. Some of […]

October 6, 2025

Hate Invades an Idyllic Philippine Island

By David Haldane Oct. 6, 2025 It feels like something a Nazi might say. “If Chabad House is legal,” Maria Tokong wonders on Facebook, […]

March 24, 2025

Justice Deported

By David Haldane March 24, 2025 I don’t know whether Rodrigo Duterte has committed crimes against humanity. As a foreigner, frankly, I’d prefer […]

March 3, 2025

The Cap with the Shining Red Star

By David Haldane March 3, 2025 It was the cap that got my attention. There it was on the front page of a […]

May 20, 2024

Can America Be Trusted?

By David Haldane May 20, 2024 It’s a painful question. Especially for an American who wants, more than anything, to take pride in his […]

April 1, 2024

A Dead Man’s Cap

By David Haldane April 1, 2024 The closest I’ve ever been to a violent Filipino revolutionary was wearing his cap. It happened three years […]

March 11, 2024

Zamboanga Reimagined

By David Haldane March 11, 2024 Hanging out at the mall. That’s how thousands of Zamboaguenos spend their weekends these days. You see them […]

February 12, 2024

Friends in Germany

By David Haldane Feb. 12, 2024 It felt like a tropical breeze. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced a trip to Germany in March. […]

October 20, 2023

Filipino Love

By David Haldane October 19, 2023 She could have been my sister-in-law. Angelyn Aguirre, a 32-year-old native of Pangasinan, had spent the last six […]

March 2, 2023