Law

Antitrust didn’t break the monopoly — it just gave the pieces new names and a ten-year lease on independence.

A monopoly that cannot sell to customers — and doesn’t need to.

A football club wasn’t bought — it was traded for a broadcast licence.

Monopoly isn’t illegal until it raises prices, cuts output, or degrades quality — and that rule was born when Standard Oil broke.

PLDT isn’t a tech disruptor — it’s a legal and infrastructural vessel that carried Philippine telecom across empire, war and independence.

Franchising isn’t partnership—it’s licensed dependency.