“Perception is real, the truth is not,” former first lady Imelda Marcos once infamously claimed. The philosopher Theodor Adorno once described modern politics as a struggle between “mythos” (subjective-mythical thinking) and “logos” (factual-logical reasoning).
The writer RICHARD HEYDARIAN says thanks to his broad mandate, the incoming president can make a fresh start, not only for his family but also for the entire country.
The writer says thanks to his broad mandate, the incoming president can make a fresh start, not only for his family but also for the entire country.
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NO OBJECTION. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez (right), legal counsel of presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., greets election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, legal counsel of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo, during the proceeding of canvassing of votes of the president and vice president at the House of Representatives, Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Tuesday (May 24, 2022). Macalintal said Robredo's camp will not object to the inclusion of all certificates of canvass for president and will waive its appearance before the joint canvassing committee. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - The camp of the presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said they will not object to the inclusion of all the certificates of canvass (COCs) in the tallying of votes for president in the last May 9 elections. In a manifestation during the Congress' canvassing of the votes for the presidential and vice presidential races, Robredo's election co