What a Duterte-led ‘people power’ rally might be like
Funny the way things turn out. Time was when supporters of politicians like current Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III and his ilk in what is now known as …
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PNoy’s supporters are preventing the Philippines from moving forward
Sometimes talking to some people is like talking to a brick wall. Wait…I take that statement back. Sometimes talking to a brick wall is better than talking to some people. …
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Is the Philippines worth fighting for?
Craig Nelson introduces his book Rocketmen, with the story of a 1969 United States Senate briefing (shortly after Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon) where …
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PNoy’s friends with benefits: Good thing the Iglesia ni Cristo does not suffer from erectile dysfunction
Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is now on the run — from his own propaganda machine. No less than erstwhile Aquino apologist Conrado de Quiros laments the growing …
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Budget Secretary Butch Abad’s loyal chief-of-staff Clare Amador defends her boss!
Since the release to the public of lists of government officials and members of Congress who’d allegedly had dealings with alleged pork barrel scam ringleader Janet Lim Napoles, the scramble …
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Security, empowerment, and access: Why the lack of these hobbles progress in the Philippines
Oftentimes it is the most mundane of things going on around us — things we take for granted as business-as-usual that, when regarded from the point of view from a …
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Per R.A. 10121: PNoy may be criminally liable for veto of disaster preparedness budget in 2011
Noted constitutionalist and former president of the Ateneo de Manila University Fr Joaquin Bernas lauded the Supreme Court decision to ban pork which, he wrote, “restores the normal constitutional order …
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