Manuel L. Quezon III
@mlq3.bsky.social
I write on politics, history, culture; also a speechwriter. Established and manage philippinediaryproject.com. Column in inquirer.net; editor-at-large, Spot.ph; Executive Director, Museo del Galeón; my stuff: Quezon.ph.
A great discussion with co-host Leloy Claudio and one which you might find interesting. Take a watch/listen if you have the chance! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kam...
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A great discussion with co-host Leloy Claudio and one which you might find interesting. Take a watch/listen if you have the chance! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kam...
The third and thus last of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The third and thus last of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
The second of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The second of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
The first of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The first of three parts of my obituary of Juan Ponce Enrile came out in today's INQUIRER.net:
The more things change the more they stay... Some familiar faces from a 2010 Rogue article I did, imagining them as Tarot Card avatars.
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The more things change the more they stay... Some familiar faces from a 2010 Rogue article I did, imagining them as Tarot Card avatars.
My column today looks at political timing: the race between government filing cases and the Iglesia mounting a rally to demand action before it happens.
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My column today looks at political timing: the race between government filing cases and the Iglesia mounting a rally to demand action before it happens.
The ICI-Ombudsman tag team reminds me of a proposal over a decade ago for ad hoc prosecutors and another older one: an elected Ombudsman.
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The ICI-Ombudsman tag team reminds me of a proposal over a decade ago for ad hoc prosecutors and another older one: an elected Ombudsman.
My column today looks at another example of unintended consequences reversing the intent of the framers of the Constitution to make transparency and accountability both more routine and easier.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My column today looks at another example of unintended consequences reversing the intent of the framers of the Constitution to make transparency and accountability both more routine and easier.
Timelines and pictures in my latest newsletter. Why not subscribe? open.substack.com/pub/mlq3/p/p...
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Timelines and pictures in my latest newsletter. Why not subscribe? open.substack.com/pub/mlq3/p/p...
My column today looks at what to do when the system breaks down. Since we've failed over the past thirty years to patch it, we need a new OS.
October 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My column today looks at what to do when the system breaks down. Since we've failed over the past thirty years to patch it, we need a new OS.
My column today looks at the President and his ability to dictate the timing of events while being camouflaged by his reputation for being easygoing and happy-go-lucky. His 36 year Restoration campaign proves otherwise.
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My column today looks at the President and his ability to dictate the timing of events while being camouflaged by his reputation for being easygoing and happy-go-lucky. His 36 year Restoration campaign proves otherwise.
Changing public opinion.
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Changing public opinion.
My column today looks at the competition to channel public anger: and how after a generation, the clergy may be recovering the moral ascendancy to channel protest in a peaceful direction.
September 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My column today looks at the competition to channel public anger: and how after a generation, the clergy may be recovering the moral ascendancy to channel protest in a peaceful direction.
My column today looks at radicals trying to channel public anger towards political action, and the fine line between anger and fear of chaos.
September 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My column today looks at radicals trying to channel public anger towards political action, and the fine line between anger and fear of chaos.
My column today looks at radicals trying to channel public anger towards political action, and the fine line between anger and fear of chaos.
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My column today looks at radicals trying to channel public anger towards political action, and the fine line between anger and fear of chaos.
Manolo Quezon is The Explainer is back, thanks to the good folks at Rappler. Here's my first offering.
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
September 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Manolo Quezon is The Explainer is back, thanks to the good folks at Rappler. Here's my first offering.
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
Thoughts of the day.
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Thoughts of the day.
My column this week: As Metro Manila once agains goes through a Savaranola moment, Jakarta serves --as what, warning of the future, or assurance we will never go as far?-- up a relevant tale of public outrage over parliamentary self-rewards.
September 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My column this week: As Metro Manila once agains goes through a Savaranola moment, Jakarta serves --as what, warning of the future, or assurance we will never go as far?-- up a relevant tale of public outrage over parliamentary self-rewards.
My column today looks at the fall of PNP Chief Torre and his replacement and why it had to happen.
August 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My column today looks at the fall of PNP Chief Torre and his replacement and why it had to happen.
You gotta watch!
August 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You gotta watch!
My column today looks at how good government can be a punishment or at least a threat --we have American examples that helped teach us that.
August 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My column today looks at how good government can be a punishment or at least a threat --we have American examples that helped teach us that.
This is a kind of Rorsach test for every generation, as it turns out, wit each generation getting more neurotic and filled with self-loathing than the generation of the founders.
August 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is a kind of Rorsach test for every generation, as it turns out, wit each generation getting more neurotic and filled with self-loathing than the generation of the founders.
My column this week argues that even as we argue over the letter and spirit of the 87 Constitution, something older is at work when it comes to high officials who end up having to interpret it. What that is, is an attitude to the law bequeathed by FM Sr.
August 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My column this week argues that even as we argue over the letter and spirit of the 87 Constitution, something older is at work when it comes to high officials who end up having to interpret it. What that is, is an attitude to the law bequeathed by FM Sr.
The triumph of the Marcosian approach to the law.
August 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The triumph of the Marcosian approach to the law.