Symbolism over substance: What the Cabinet mass courtesy resignations  really mean

Symbolism over substance: What the Cabinet mass courtesy resignations  really mean

WE were mostly shocked by the mass courtesy resignations of Cabinet officials upon the directive of the President. As expected, the usual narrative has been revived. Pundits saw this as an act of desperation, a knee-jerk response to the poor showing of Alyansa-backed senatorial candidates in the recent elections. Even the President's own statements seem to lend some support to this theory, as he invokes the need for recalibration, for renewal an…