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'5-6' lending? Symptom of a larger problem
In his latest effort to fulfill his campaign promises, President Rody Duterte recently ordered a crackdown on people involved in so-called “5-6” moneylending.5-6 involves lenders – many of them Indian...
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Japan: From semi-sovereignty to splendid isolation?
Two names explain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's current tour of Southeast Asia: Rodrigo Duterte and Donald Trump.Just a year ago, things were, as the British would put it, "going swimmingly" for Abe. He...
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#AnimatED: Abe’s smart diplomacy
Personal relations matter in the stratosphere of world leaders. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saw to that, beating other heads of state, notably its rival China, to be the first to visit the country under...
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Paranoid over martial law
Was the threat for real or not? Hermeneutics has become a very practical discipline in the administration of President Digong, but, unfortunately, Secretary Andanar is definitely no Hermes. What we get...
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[Newspoint] The Duterte show goes on
The Duterte show is back on the road after a Christmas break. It was mounted last week in its home stage, in Davao City, in Marco Polo, the hotel owned by Duterte's finance secretary.I caught a good...
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When you run out of condoms or pills
Sometime last year, my usual trip to the pharmacy to refill my medicine cabinet became a cause for worry. My birth control pill was out of stock.We hear “out of stock” or “not available” a lot in...
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Indigenous peoples call for recognition of rights in peace talks
The international Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) supports the ongoing peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the National...
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Redefining the Liberal Party’s role
From being the ruling party to the party at the margins, we at the Liberal Party are currently undertaking a process of deep consultation with our members and other stakeholders in order to determine...
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The problem with our tax system and how it affects us
President Duterte’s plan to overhaul our tax system is arguably his most highly-anticipated and consequential policy thus far into his term.The plan, originally crafted by the Department of Finance,...
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[DASH of SAS] Schools as access points for condoms
Calypso plastic. It is same plastic that is used to make iced candy. That's what the teen fathers had used as condoms."We were conducting a focus group discussion among teen mothers on youth attitudes...
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#AnimatED: Fears of Trump
The new US president, Donald Trump, ushers in uncertainties for the Philippines and our part of the world, leading us into dark, unsettling times.These are primarily driven by two archs:Trump is a...
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[Newspoint] Murder in the cathedral
The murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo should rank as the most brazen crime in the Duterte regime.Done, as state agents have found out, right inside Camp Crame, the national police...
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Oposisyon sa panahon ni Duterte: 'Huwag lang tayong bibitiw'
(Ito ay talumpati ni Dr Claudio, miyembro ng executive committee, sa ika-19 anibersaryo ng partidong Akbayan noong Enero 20, 2017.) *** Nang imbitahan akong magsalita [dito], agad akong pumayag....
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Should the Catholic Church shut up?
The Catholic Church is now under attack. President Duterte, Mocha Uson, and their many allies have rallied together to shame religious leaders.The President questioned the clergy's moral ascendancy in...
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9 tips for surviving (and enjoying) reporting about ASEAN
ASEAN. Journalists and editors might love it, hate it – or flee from covering it. But it is around to stay, so we might as well know the beast better, so to speak.This year, 2017, offers more the usual...
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The PNP as the people’s oppressors
The latest scandal in the Philippine National Police (PNP) – of cops killing a “tokhang for ransom” victim right in the premises of the police headquarters in Camp Crame – is the latest in an endless...
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The ranking that had Malacañang talking
It's not every day that a Philippine presidential spokesperson holds up a print-out of an article you have written, and one's writing becomes the topic of a Malacañang Palace press conference.So was...
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More than ceasefire: End the causes of armed conflict
Recently, the talks between the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been in the news as peace negotiators gather in Rome for the third...
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No, Kabayan, you can't just kick out Harry Roque
On January 24 Kabayan Partylist announced the decision of its board of trustees “[immediately removing] Atty. [Harry] Roque as member of Kabayan Partylist…and consequently, from representing Kabayan...
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Alternative facts?
Ariston Estrada, one of the iconic figures of the UST’s Faculty of Arts and Letters in a bygone age – when I did my AB Philosophy there – had an uncomplicated definition of a fact: anything that is or...
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