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[OPINION] Slippery slope of diminishing judicial independence
The Supreme Court’s unparalleled move to allow a member of the Court to appear before a committee of a co-equal branch and testify against no less than the highest magistrate of the land is one that...
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[OPINION] War and law: Shooting-to-kill armed rebels
The lawyer President and Commander-in-Chief’s verbal order for soldiers (AFP) to shoot armed rebels (NPA) on sight makes for interesting legal discourse, including for academic purposes, were it not...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Is Duterte a dictator, a fascist, or a...
MANILA, Philippines – History teacher Leloy Claudio defines three terms loosely thrown around by critics of President Rodrigo Duterte – dictator, fascist, and populist. Is the president any of the...
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[OPINION] How can we solve our traffic woes in 2018?
2018 is fast approaching, but next year’s traffic promises to be as slow as ever. As proof of how bad the situation is, traffic has gotten worse not just in Metro Manila but also in key provincial...
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[OPINION | Newspoint] Impeachment overkill
Since impeachment is already conceded as a political process, not a judicial one, it should not be too much to ask for some measure of elemental fairness, civility, and magnanimity in its conduct. But...
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#FridayFeels: Attack of the inaanaks
(To the tune of Carol of the Bells) May nag-doorbell, hawak ay papel:ampao na pula. Kumikinang, mata:“Ninong’s not here? Ba’t amoy beer?”Suweldo’y simot, ’Lang maiabotNiiii-noong?! Niii-nooong?! ’Yun...
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Habal-habal: Understanding the true cost of a cheap ride
On a rainy night in July, 23-year-old Alejandro Cajano hailed a motorcycle using the Angkas app to get to his home in Makati. He never made it. The motorcycle figured in a road incident that left him...
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[OPINION] Respect for national proceedings?
In the recent Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court, Harry Roque asserted that the ICC must respect “national proceedings.” In support of his assertion, he stated that there is...
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[OPINION] TRAIN at a crossroads on a coal tax
The Department of Finance has described the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program as the first package of the comprehensive tax to correct several deficiencies in the tax system to...
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[OPINION] Liberals and Democrats must fight back to reclaim their place in...
This article is the first in a monthly series written by the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and democratic parties in Asia, to celebrate its upcoming 25th...
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A Filipino humanitarian's #GiftofHope to the Rohingya, other refugees
When people are forced to flee war, conflict, and violence, they often leave with nothing but the clothes on their back. While living in displacement, they also lose their ability to earn and spend....
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[OPINION] Time now to focus on RegGov
On its face, the assertion that RevGov is necessary to facilitate the shift to a federal system of government seems like an attractive radical idea. But the underlying contradiction really makes such...
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War in paradise in the time of Duterte
War continues to rage in paradise. It is a war waged from ridge to reef where bullets and bombs constantly rain on rural villages standing in the way of big mining operations, plantations, and other...
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A whale of a tale in Bais
Like a sports team before a big game, we clasp our hands and bow our heads in prayer – except we are in the middle of the sea, and are surrounded by sweaty boatmen. Captain Ricardo Reynaldo finishes...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Somebody has to answer for the dengue vaccine disaster
The Senate and the House of Representatives will be conducting separate hearings this week on the dengue vaccines that the government administered on hundreds of thousands of grade school students in...
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[OPINION] Responsible anti-Communism
After courting them for the first year of his administration, President Duterte has now declared the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA),...
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[OPINION] How much longer? A year-and-a-half of Duterte
Duterte is the only president who has everyone, including his supporters, asking how much longer he’s going to be around. I understand why. Duterte is so unstable, so unpredictable, he’s doing so much...
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[OPINION] Countering the counterrevolution
What is currently taking place is a counterrevolution that seeks to destroy the nation’s restored democracy and replace it with an authoritarian regime that would work for the political redemption of...
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[OPINION | DASH of SAS] Modernizing the Philippines' HIV law
Last week, Congress passed House Bill 6617 on its third and final reading. This will amend and modernize the existing HIV/AIDS Prevention Act that was passed in 1998 and bring it up to speed to reflect...
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[OPINION] Economic hardship in the time of Duterte: Here’s the data
Fast economic growth to the tune of 6-7% is impressive and beneficial for the country. After all, it ultimately means higher incomes for many Filipinos.But this doesn’t mean everyone’s benefitting from...
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