Independence Day is no longer RELEVANT
When you get to the core of it, the root problem of this whole “debate” over “Independence Day” is that nobody can really point out what it means to be …
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Filipinos and their leaders need to learn to be INDEPENDENT inside and out
It’s that time of the year again when “Indepedence Day” becomes a “trending” topic. Yet, year in and year out we continue to wonder whether or not Filipinos really understand …
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The Philippines is now truly INDEPENDENT after pulling out from the International Criminal Court
It takes real guts not just to stand up to a former colonial master but also walk away from its comfy embrace. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did just that. By …
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Here is why Duterte’s critics want him dead…
The harshest critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have in recent days exhibited again the abject darkness of their character. Speculation on the health of the president following his conspicuous …
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Criticising Duterte for skipping Independence Day rites is futile: Ph is not truly independent!
Current Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo’s public relations team or, shall we say, propaganda machine is working overtime. They found an opportunity to try and put her image in a …
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Marawi is the Philippines’ Vietnam War: Filipinos are apathetic to their soldiers’ sacrifices
That date Filipinos mistakenly regard as “Independence Day” is approaching. Mistaken, because it is a reality from Filipinos’ perspectives but not everyone else’s. The Philippines’ real independence day was, of …
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On Independence Day
As I start writing this article’s first draft it is already the day after Independence Day in the Philippines. It is also only hours after a horrific event in which …
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Philippine society is living off unearned pride bought with false achievement
Groupthink for the sake of “stability”? That might work if you are a Germany or Japan — or even a China or South Korea. But this is the Philippines. Filipinos …
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