FACT CHECK: Are Filipinos currently subject to a “dictatorship”?
Here are the facts to consider when answering the question: (1) The Philippines’ current Chief Executive is legally in power and serving a term he was elected to serve. (2) …
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Yellow lives matter, but Duterte-styled Iron-Fisted Visionaries (IFVs) matter more
The Yellows are struggling to survive these days, and the fact they need to face is the enormous capital flight that’s taking place in the form of lost market share. …
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Florin Hilbay’s descent from Bar top-notcher to national laughingstock
University of the Philippines law professor and former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay has become the butt of jokes on social media. While I don’t follow him because, for one, I …
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Duterte has won Filipinos so much respect that the Yellows can no longer hope for reelection
The recent media attention on the APEC and ASEAN summits has been a welcome reprieve from all the relentless energy- and time-wasting Senate investigations and hearings that front-page-hungry grandstanding lawmakers …
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Freedom from Democracy: Is it Time for Duterte to Abolish Congress?
Democracy stands for freedom. So essentially, “freedom from democracy” entails liberation from the clutches of freedom. Now why has freedom become fetters that keep the Philippines a struggling third-rate dirt-poor …
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Duterte a dictator? Just because his critics say so doesn’t mean he is one
Why do some people, particularly members of the Philippine Liberal Party, call President Rodrigo Duterte a dictator? I have been trying to find people who can substantiate that accusation, but …
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A History Of Delusion; A Culture Of Deceit
I remember reading a story when I was younger. At the time of course, I didn’t understand it completely but it was only until later did I really understand the …
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