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Focus on the future eludes Filipinos despite an abundance of lessons
In the past several weeks, many things have happened that rocked the globe and will likely have ramifications over the next six to 12 months that we can only begin …
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Filipinos cannot progress if they cannot follow even simple guidelines
A noted blog commentator once made an assertion that the Philippines will never be a great nation unless Filipinos learn to live by the principle of the “rule of law”. …
Read MorePNoy blames Arroyo but takes credit for her work in a speech in Singapore
Official records show that there have been 14 Philippine Presidents that preceded incumbent President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy). However, PNoy seems to be under the illusion that there were only two …
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Is the Philippines overpopulated or just mismanaged?
Is the world overpopulated? The answer to that depends on who you are asking. If you ask a capitalist, he will most definitely say no because to a capitalist, the …
Read MoreLessons learned from weeks spent doting upon Arab People Power
First we cheered on stirrings of what we described as impending “people power” Edsa-style revolutions that started in Tunisia and spread over the rest of North Africa. Quick to fancy …
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Since Edsa 1986: 25 years of walking the walk of shame with a bad hangover
I went to “Edsa” in 1986 to kibitz, make tusok-tusok da fishball and watch girls. Ok, so I also wanted to “contribute” to removing then President Ferdinand E. Marcos from …
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Is PNoy bad for Philippine foreign relations?
Diplomacy. The word, according to its definition describes the “art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of …
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