PHILIPPINES PERSPECTIVE

Rappler publishes an opinion on supreme courts diluting constitutional commands — specifically about the Philippine Supreme Court and impeachment timelines, not SCOTUS directly. But the parallel speaks: everywhere, supreme courts are challenged for 'diluting' supposedly clear constitutional mandates. In the US, the Voting Rights Act is weakened. In the Philippines, impeachment deadlines are circumvented. In Abuja, a party convention is invalidated. Rappler, founded by a journalist who faced government prosecution, is naturally attuned to questions of institutional protection of minorities and freedoms.