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Leila De Lima’s acquittal ultimately counts for nothing for the Philippine Opposition

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Leila De Lima’s acquittal ultimately counts for nothing for the Philippine Opposition

“Thought leaders” of the Philippine Opposition are once again doing the Dance of Joy over what they see as their latest “win” against the “Forces of Darkness”. That, of course, is on the assumption that the Opposition led by the Yellowtard-Communist Axis are the “good” in a “fight” versus “evil”. After spending more than half…

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Crime, Politics

Did Babe Romualdez forget that the US Killed Millions of Filipinos?

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Did Babe Romualdez forget that the US Killed Millions of Filipinos?

In less than a year, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez has achieved most of what was on Uncle Sam’s laundry list of to-do’s for US Interests to be pursued in the Philippines. These pursuits had been in the dumps since former President Rodrigo Duterte won the Presidency in 2016 and…

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On the first anniversary of the Second Marcos Admin, the Opposition stew while the “victors” gloat #TaloSiLeni

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On the first anniversary of the Second Marcos Admin, the Opposition stew while the “victors” gloat #TaloSiLeni

It is about this time (or thereabouts) last year that the “Unity Team” of then presidential and vice presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte were well on their way to burying the Opposition “led” (or so her followers believed) by Leni Robredo. Indeed, even at the eleventh hour of that “important” national election, it…

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Militant STAND UP “activist” and former USC Councilor Carl Ieuan Uba in hot water over allegations of sexual misconduct!

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Militant STAND UP “activist” and former USC Councilor Carl Ieuan Uba in hot water over allegations of sexual misconduct!

Social media is a a abuzz over a certain Carl Ieuan Uba who was councilor in the University of the Philippines (UP) Student Council (USC) over the school year 2021 to 2022. It seems Uba was a respected member of the cadre of communist “activists” that infest UP campuses as evident in this tweet from…

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Crime, Education, Politics

The Senate: a political institution that lost its luster

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The Senate: a political institution that lost its luster

The Philippine Senate is a political institution that was created during the American occupation years. Also called “the upper house”, the Senate is a legislative body that can be traced back to the Philippine Commission, which was created to assist the Americans in administering government powers in the Philippines. According to the 1987 Constitution, the…

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Charter Change, Government, History, Politics

CIA hijacks Philippine foreign policy

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CIA hijacks Philippine foreign policy

The Philippines is now focused on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), with the expanded agreement covering access to an additional four Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) facilities and the expansion of an airstrip in the Balabac Island group in Palawan. It was Philippine Ambassador to the US Babe Romualdez who made the announcement,…

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Government, History, Politics

The Philippines’ return to the embrace of its former colonial master firmly secures the Second Marcos administration

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The Philippines’ return to the embrace of its former colonial master firmly secures the Second Marcos administration

Now they don’t want EDCA? Former Reuters correspondent Manny Mogato writes about the “genuine concerns from some sectors about a looming conflict in the region” in the context of the ramping up of the United States’ military presence in the Philippines within the frame of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Mogato expresses his skepticism…

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