2011 highlights point to more of the same for 2012 under PNoy governent
A quick look at what has happened in the Philippines in 2011 will give Filipinos a very good idea of what is in store for the country in 2012. Another …
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Articles of Impeachment against Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III
As I was going through the articles of impeachment against Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, I began to realise how so much of the complaint against the Chief …
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Fails the So What? Test: Raissa Robles on Mrs Cristina Corona as ‘GMA appointee’ @raissawriter
By “investigative journalist” Raissa Robles’s own admission, some people end up as collateral damage when “dirt” about them gets dug up when scandal erupts. That’s what “investigative journalists” do after …
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PNoy wouldn’t need spin doctors if he took his job seriously
A spin-doctor is a person who publicizes favorable interpretations of the words and actions of a public figure, specially a politician. When another person has to speak on behalf of …
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Burying Filipinos like garbage – Typhoon Sendong need not have been as deadly as it was
The Philippines has now become renowned for template disasters. These are disasters that are caused by systemic issues that are profoundly inherent to the country. They are templates and therefore, …
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What Typhoon Sendong’s destruction of Cagayan de Oro City says again about us
While scanning the news the other day, a friend of mine made a rather glib remark. She said that Filipinos have lately been so fixated on their petty politics — …
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Constitutional blitz – Is President Noynoy Aquino not as dumb as we all thought he was?
I think it’s time I gave President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III some credit where it is due. In the span of less than two months, he had pulled off a …
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