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A post on social media platform X issued by media organisation Al Jazeera shows what seems to be a “report” on the ongoing drama in the Philippine Senate surrounding embattled Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa. There were reports of gunfire last night in the Senate building as dela Rosa attempted to flee arresting officers acting…
According to the moral framework of woke and leftist people, the “oppressed” are never guilty of any crime. Guilt is fixed on the “oppressors” and their descendants and is based on race and even one’s position in the economic order. This is in stark contrast to the Judeo-Christian tradition where rape and murder, for example,…
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As expected, following the attack over the weekend mounted by a joint United States and Israel force on Iran resulting in the deaths of senior leaders of their Islamic regime including its “supreme leader” the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left-of-centre elements are crying over the breakdown of “international law”. Writing for The Conversation, Shannon Brincat and…
Sure Israel bombed Gaza to smithereens and, sure, it is now doing pre-emptive strikes on military targets in Iran. Sure, the United States, is now involved in this conflagration and, together with Israel, will likely bring the Islamic regime of Iran to its knees. So what’s wrong with all that? Is that good enough reason…
As with any war, civilians bear the brunt of the impact of an exchange of fire between combatants. Thus the safe and easy statements to make on the matter of Israel’s military response to the terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas against their citizens involve calls for ceasefires and truces. The trouble with the one drafted…
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As Filipinos generally see the world through the lens of their renowned national self-absorption (“Oh no! How many OFWs will be impacted by the events in Israel!”), it is probably best that recent events in the Middle East be processed through the lens of what all that means for the Philippines. This is easy. The…
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According to a reliable source who was on the ground and directly involved in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s official visit to Israel early September this year, the trip was, hands down, an absolute success. The interest in the trip coming from the business community was particularly overwhelming. Many requests from Israeli businessmen on top of…
It seems the real question that needs to be asked with regard to the role of Filipino troops deployed to United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Middle East is this: Is it our war? As the term “peacekeeper” implies, UN “peacekeeping” missions protect peace within their respective areas of responsibility. When there is no longer…
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