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What is going on these days at the Ombudsman?
THE news of the 6-months preventive suspension without pay imposed by Ombudsman Samuel Martires against National Irrigation (NIA) Administrator Benny Antiporda last November 15, 2022,…
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We are cannon fodders in America’s coming wars
LAST September 29, 2022, Department of National Defense (DND) senior undersecretary and officer-in-charge, Jose Faustino Jr., was in Hawaii for a meeting—“paying homage is more…
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We’re back to being America’s ‘muchacho’ in Asia
FOR a while, during the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines got a reprieve and briefly regain the respect of the global community for his ‘independent…
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Another opportunity to weaken government
IT HAS been more than a week, or since October 11, 2022, when, still under mysterious circumstances we would like to stress here, the eldest son of Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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America is a “user,” never our ‘friend’
FOR about a week, or from September 18 to September 24, 2022, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., was in the United States to attend the 77th General Assembly of the United…
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Rodriguez deserves the backing of the President
TAKING their cue from the “meek” and “civil” demeanor and character of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., his political enemies who continue to lose sleep over his election to…
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Sen. Legarda just shocked the Filipino people
LAST August 30, 2022, in a privilege speech whose message continues to reverberate across the country, Sen. Loren Legarda, now among the most powerful of our senators in her capacity…
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‘NCAP’ promotes corruption, not road discipline
FINALLY, a cross-section of Philippine society has come together to question the legality, nay even the morality, of the ‘no-contact apprehension program’ (NCAP) presently being…
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Bowing to Uncle Sam’s Diktat—again
ABOUT a month after Russia launched its preemptive ‘special military operations’ in Eastern Ukraine last February 24, 2022 to protect its sovereign interests and the people of Easten…
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VP Sara is at the right place and time
DURING President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first ‘State of the Nation Address’ (SONA) last July 25, 2022, Vice President Sara Duterte came in proudly wearing the traditional dress of the…
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