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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent private visit to China has left the public scratching their heads and conspiracy theories running wild. With the visit happening just weeks before a tense incident involving Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels, it’s no wonder eyebrows were raised. But that’s not all – the presence of Duterte’s cult leader,…
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We see through @MWinnieMonsod’s attempt to hype up a so-called court case in the US where House Speaker Martin Romualdez was reportedly implicated by the complainant in a business deal gone awry. The aging dilawan journo feigns shock, “Why hasn’t Philippine media blasted this out of proportion?! Que horror!” But, how could the Philippine news…
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It’s easy to blame higher rice prices on the previous administration for passing the rice tarrification law when one conveniently forgets the corruption that came with rice import permits. Importers were openly paying farmers’ cooperatives to apply for permits which they used to import rice. The cooperatives didn’t have the financial capacity to import which…
In today’s complex and interconnected world, it is disheartening to acknowledge the existence of cults that manipulate and exploit individuals for their own gain. Cults prey on vulnerability, promising solace, purpose, and belonging, only to ensnare their members in a web of psychological control. Escaping the clutches of a cult is an arduous and courageous…
In a show on SMNI, a media company owned by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, we saw one of the hosts named Ka Eric calling on House Speaker Martin Romualdez to investigate France Castro. He made the call on the basis of his bare allegations that Castro has been misusing funds from public as well as other…
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Antonio Montalvan in his piece “The visit of Ursula von der Leyen to Manila” published on Press One writes about of the “first ever” visit to the Philippines by a sitting president of the European Commission in July 31. This followed through on an invitation extended to Ursula von der Leyen by President Bongbong Marcos…
Consider this recent piece “One Year In, Marcos Jr. Struggles to Govern” written jointly by Cleve Arguelles of the Department of Political Science and Development Studies, De La Salle University, Manila and Jose Miguelito Enriquez who sports a “M. Sc.” in international relations from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Makes you…
A week or two ago, I was watching Stephen CuUnjieng talking about why foreign investments continue to shy away from the Philippines. Among the many things he said, one that stood out was the country’s apparent lack of long term planning and a consistent following through on that plan. In the Philippines, every newly elected…
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