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Never again an Arroyo and De Lima injustice
I have been doing a lot of radio and TV interviews these past days, especially with provincial radio stations hungry for analysis, on the De Lima case. Below are my propositions:1. The De Lima...
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The relevance of the EDSA People Power Revolution, 31 years later
These remarks were delivered at a forum on the EDSA People Power Revolution at the School of Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, on February 24, 2017.With your permission, I will begin...
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A senator is arrested
I thought that I would be applauding when this day would come. After all, I was full of loathing for Leila de Lima when she all but snubbed the Supreme Court, shoved her own reading of law and...
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What lies ahead in the peace process?
A lot has been said about the apparent collapse of the peace negotiations between the Philippine government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) following the declaration of President Rodrigo...
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De Lima's arrest: Justice as revenge
In one recent photo on her blog, Mocha Uson is wearing a print of Senator Leila de Lima's mug shot on her t-shirt. It's a strange move. Usually, you wear the figures you admire. Their image on your...
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Whose EDSA? A reflection on the (failed) promises of ‘People Power’
“No single party, ideology, religion, or individual could claim credit for the bloodless revolution at EDSA, in the same way that no single party, ideology, religion, or individual could claim a...
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#AnimatED: The real threat called Alternative Facts
Defend the Republic! One Flag, One Nation! No to Destabilization!Funded by wealthy and bored Fil-Ams, various sectors have put in place a series of exposés against the Duterte administration with one...
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When we defied China
On July 19, 2011, three of my colleagues in Congress and I landed on Pag-asa Island in the Spratlys. Our mission: affirm our country’s sovereignty over nine islands and maritime formations in our...
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Dutertismo’s elitism problem
As with any form of populism, Dutertismo divides the world into the elite and the everyday person. During the campaign, this division was relatively easy for a Mindanao mayor, an outsider from politics...
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Duterte coalition suffers cracks
Cracks have begun to show in the coalition government of Rodrigo Duterte, the last thing he needs at this time. With criticism of his high-handed presidency mounting and his popularity declining, he...
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Death penalty: No opting out
The Philippine Senate recently received advice from a UN monitoring office that it could not, without violating international law, pass a bill that would return the death penalty into the country’s...
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#FridayFeels: The fame game
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How to feed a billion people (and get rock-hard abs)
Flying above the country last month, I gazed at an endless expanse of ocean, deep cobalt dotted by turquoise reefs and marred only by ochre plumes discharged by rivers. From our plane, the puffy...
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3 reasons '13 Reasons Why' can send the wrong message
If you’re a couch potato, you may have already seen the hit Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. There's been a lot of debate on whether this highly polarizing show is sending a good, important message or...
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#AnimatED: Lessons Duterte can draw from ASEAN
It is President Rodrigo Duterte’s turn to play host to an international event, and the world will be watching.Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather in Manila this week...
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Lessons from my father
Does it help to point out that, true to form, the swaggering and aggressive Du30 is a coward?He makes bold promises in front of adoring crowds but dithers about inviting a petite and simple woman named...
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[DASH of SAS] Running out of birth control and running out of time
If you tried to buy your birth control pill and were told that it’s out of stock, get ready for the possibility of contraceptives being out of stock – permanently.We are running out of birth control...
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Burying Gina
To many, Regina Paz “Gina” Lopez is one of the bright lights in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. Now, if the powerful mining industry has its way, this light could be extinguished on May 2 or...
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12 considerations on Duterte and the ICC
Jude Sabio, a Mindanawon, UP Law graduate and lawyer of Edgar Matobato, has submitted to the Office of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) information that alleges that crimes against...
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Why poverty is not a choice
You've heard it before – in speeches, commentaries, and talk shows."If you are born poor it's not your mistake, but if you die poor it's your mistake." It's a quote often attributed to Bill Gates...
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