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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A sputtering conspiracy
With little outside help, the Duterte regime is coming undone. A mere third of the way through its term, it already looks close to being spent, which should be no surprise, given the intense and...
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[OPINION] The silence of the shepherds
As the death toll of the government's war on drugs reaches over 25,000 after two years, one of the questions frequently asked is: "Why are many priests silent?"Day after day, the mass media report and...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Paghuhubad sa pasista
Walang ‘sing husay ang unos magpalitaw ng tunay na kulay. Sa kalagitnaan ng agam-agam sa banta ng pananalanta ni Ompong, naupo ang Presidente sa isang panayam kaharap ang kanyang legal counsel.Walang...
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[ANALYSIS] Trillanes amnesty and lessons from Argentina
As a pardon accorded to a class of persons, amnesty was used in England during its civil war. Both royalists loyal to King Charles II and rebels led by Cromwell were accorded amnesty thru “Acts of...
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[OPINION] Forgiveness demands justice
In our society forgiveness is often described in two ways.The first is that it is a religious duty. It is the right thing to do because God Himself forgives. To forgive in this sense is to set the...
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[OPINION] Resist de facto dictatorship: Don’t give up the Senate in 2019
As I write this piece, the opposition is gearing up for mass assemblies and gatherings on September 21 to protest the comeback of dictatorial governance. This is commendable given the increasing...
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[ANALYSIS] Golden age? Inflation reached 50% during the Marcos regime
Today, September 21, is as good a time as any to look back at the deleterious economic impacts of the Marcos regime.I wrote before that, viewed from the lens of various economic data, the Marcos years...
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[OPINION] Is it really time to move on from Martial Law?
As I write this, the Philippines remembers the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law under former President Ferdinand Marcos. Throughout these 46 years, there have been countless...
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[OPINION] Bringing care back to health care
A month ago, my grandfather was hospitalized due to a sudden bout of pneumonia. For a week, he was bedridden, subjected to battery of medical procedures, and given several treatments. As a doctor, it...
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[OPINION] Of Marcos, Duterte, and Zeman: Reviving the ghosts of the past
The Philippines on Friday, September 21, marked the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by former president Ferdinand Marcos which plunged the country into a dark era of dictatorship....
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My Ucab moment
Many years ago, I was stuck in a waiting shed in Ucab. I was then a young journalist, still unsure if I wanted to be one. It was a downpour. My shoes were sneakers, blue I think, but at that time it...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Selling our memory to thieves
We’re being robbed twice over, and we’re not doing anything about it except make noise.In the age of untruths, it is the thieves who have managed to adapt – hash-tagging their lies, boosting their...
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[OPINION] Was it possible Duterte's candidacy was void from the beginning?
Many were stunned when President Rodrigo Duterte recently issued a proclamation seeking to void the amnesty of that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV received in 2011 from then-president Benigno Aquino III....
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My migration story: Why I left London and came home
I had this almost two-year-old draft of the story of why I went to London. I couldn't seem to finish it probably because I didn't know what the story really was. Until two movies helped me get there....
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[OPINYON] Ang social media bilang assault weapon
Batay sa pag-aaral ng New York-based independent global branding and marketing think tank na wearesocial.com, sa kanilang 2018 Global Digital Statshot, ehem, tayo raw ang nangungunang gumamit ng social...
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[OPINION] Is the Philippine economy overheating?
A number of economists here and abroad have warned that the Philippine economy might already be "overheating."For example, the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the World Bank, the AMRO (ASEAN+3...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] Power trumps rights
A "political analyst" – that’s the title bestowed on just about anyone willing to talk politics on the air – has been heard to comment on television that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has only himself...
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[OPINION] Trillanes amnesty is valid
Makati Judge Elmo Alameda rejected Senator Trillanes’ secondary evidence showing that he had actually filed an amnesty application. The judge wanted nothing less than his receiving copy of such...
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[OPINION] Justified martial law? PH military should take its history seriously
As a graduate of history courses, one of my advocacies is to support the preservation of military history in the Philippines. I served as curator of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Museum...
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[OPINION] With rice tariffication, what happens to food security?
“We’re a blessed nation because we can grow our own food and, therefore, we’re secure. A nation that can feed its people is a nation more secure.”President George Bush said this on the occasion of the...
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