THE global community’s limp response to America’s perversion of the rule of law in Venezuela has offered something far more dangerous than silence. a template ... the systematic dismantling of democratic restraint ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia ....
17 and 31, 2025). Both were quickly buried by scandals dominating public discourse — the flood control exposés that tainted the highest echelon of Philippine political leadership ...Venezuela. Diplomacy by impulse ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia.
IN the landscape of Philippine democracy, the struggle between efficiency and trust has defined the electoral experience for decades ... They argue that technology should assist, not replace, the community ... Transparency of the vote count is lost ... ....
AS 2026 dawns, I had briefly considered stepping away from my usual rhythm of dissecting geopolitical decay and institutional autopsies ... For the coming year, I intend to recalibrate ... Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia ....
Last of three parts ...Power did not vanish; it relocated. Beijing is no longer “rising.” It has arrived. What is taking shape is a “QuietEmpire” ... Their contrast is not decorative ... The digital frontier ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia ....
Second of a series. SEVERAL weeks ago, I began a series analyzing the tectonic shifts in global trade triggered by PresidentDonald Trump’s aggressive tariff initiatives ... The unraveling begins ... The psychological shift ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia ....
THE United States just released its National Security Strategy (NSS) — one of those quadrennial documents each administration issues to signal priorities, prejudices, and presumptions ... Its ambition is radical ... lito.lorenzana@cdpi.asia ....
SenatorLitoLapid doesn't usually respond to criticism, but he admits that some of it still gets to him ... "No comment po ako ... "Sen ... Lito Lapid seems content to keep living it — quietly, consistently, and without needing to explain too much ... ....