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There's only one effective way to defeat a popular populist personality, and that is to beat her in the only legitimate arena for resolving political conflict in a democracy: the electoral arena. No short cuts.

Had I been qualified to vote at the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings on Vice President Sara Duterte, I would have abstained in the voting.

But first, let me be clear: Sara deserved to be impeached. She committed impeachable offenses. She stole public funds. She made a false declaration of her and her husband’s assets. She bribed public officials.

But there is impeachment and impeachment.