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NUJP slams abusive Dipolog police chief: Assault before libel charge
Every police recruit knows the drill. The Philippines is a democracy. In a democracy, authorities respect due process. Or they should, which isn’t the same thing. You have mayors who have made “Tondo”...
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SINO ANG MAY KAILANGAN NG P100,000? (Comelec Reso 9688)
Marami, at di sila lahat politikong gustong bumili ng boto o mga lider ng sindikato o mga tax evaders. Maraming maliliit o medium na mga negosyante ang humaharap ngayon sa mga problemang dulot ng...
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COMELEC MONEY BAN HURTS THE INNOCENT (Updated)
(With updates from Malacanang and legislators) A lot of people actually. And not everyone is a corrupt politician out to buy votes, a tax evader or a member of some criminal syndicate. Lots of folk are...
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War and peace and freedom: An Independence Day Chat
An Independence Day chat on loyalty and fighting battles and defending the indefensible. And knowing when to walk Person 1 “What’s loyalty?” (to employer) Person 2 “It means not raking it or your...
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BIR extends validity of old receipts — full text of Revenue Memo Circular...
Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares apparently held the loud moans of despair on social media over the agency’s imposition of new receipt formats, a move that caught many business owners and...
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LOST IN TRANSMISSION: THE VOICE (PHILIPPINES) COACHES – Review with Poll
The Voice of the Philippines got off to a slow start. Yeah, despite the Twitter buzz. Four of the biggest Filipino musical talents rockin’ out in the pilot night’s opening number and then things went...
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Payo kay Tatay, Papa, Daddy, Tatsky sa tuwing nagpapasaway ang anak
Father’s Day greeting shared by Roselle Janolino Animo on Facebook Sa mga kaibigang Tatay (kasama man kayo o hindi ng mga anak), Isang pag-pugay sa araw ninyo! Hindi madali ang maging Tatay. Yung Tatay...
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ROCKY ROAD: 2nd night of The Voice of the Philippines (with updates/comments)
So there we were, Facebook and Twitter friends, hoping for a revved up The Voice of the Philippines. The show’s tepid pilot was, after all, spiced up by 2nd night-plugs showing cute faces and...
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The Divine Ms Lee: Voice of the Philippines 3rd night (Blinds)
Let’s start at the very beginning… Thank you, Twitter admins of The Voice of the Philippines for changing to #VoicePHBlinds and halting the advance of some folks’ carpal tunnel syndrome. Producers of...
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CYBERSPACE, MUSIC AND GRAPPLING WITH VIOLENCE
Browsing through the invitation to UP’s Maceda Project, I can upon a shared app for Wiley, a virtual library on music that will probably take up a lot of my time in the coming days. I clicked the...
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WHAT IS ‘SOUL’? – 4th blind cuts, The Voice of the Philippines
On the surface, The Voice of the Philippines (#VoicePHBlinds), carries the themes are meritocracy and justice. The Philippine franchise’s website states: “Issues like gender, age, economic status or...
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Typhoon Mitoy hits town: 5th round, Blinds, The Voice of the Philippines
Lea Salonga’s photo from The Voice website, ABS-CBN (With updates and additional links) Lea Salonga can be a tad too big (in gestures) for TV, but she does spice up The Voice of the Philippines...
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Remembering Kumander Tony (Bishop Antonio Fortich)
Thanks to my brother, Nonoy Espina, for the reminder, that Bacolod’s late beloved prelate, Antonio Fortich, would have turned 100 years old today. In his memory, I am sharing the obituary I wrote when...
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Ano sana ang nabili ng salaping ninakaw ng ‘baboy’?
Ilang linggo nang nangingitngit ang mga Pilipino dahil sa pagnanakaw diumano ng P10 billion mula sa PDAF o pork barrel. Dumadami na din ang nakikiisa sa mga dating opisyal ng gobyerno na nawagan sa...
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Dear Cardinal Tagle, Walk with Us
Dear Luis Cardinal Tagle, Filipinos rejoiced when you were appointed a Cardinal. Not because of any labels like liberal, progressive or conservative. What meant a lot to many of us, Catholics and those...
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Memo to Lacierda: Diverse does not mean divided
EDSA Tayo poster, from EDSA Tayo events page What is it about the “EDSA Tayo” Sept. 11 event that has certain people in Malacanang so hot and bothered? Actually, what is it about the “EDSA Tayo” Sept....
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Desperately seeking kin? Here are resources in the aftermath of #YolandaPH
The YAHOO LIST OF SURVIVORS is sourced from the Facebook updates of Tacloban Rep. Martin Romualdez One of the greatest sources of trauma in the aftermath of disasters is not knowing how your kin and...
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Villamor-Aguinaldo chacha: CAN WE START AGAIN, PLEASE?
We know volunteers stepped in to prevent potential chaos — hundreds, no, thousands of survivors streaming into Manila with no money, no nothing, with many of them befuddled and, maybe, setting foot in...
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OVERDOSING ON DIRT
Former Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, courtesy of his Facebook page It really takes two to tango. Everyone knew the recent off-tangent attacks of Sen. Juan Ponce-Enrile would not go unchallenged....
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Daily Mail aid scandal report could create (undeserved) backlash
Chiara Zambrano’s “They are Alive” video of Leyte folk seeking kin or rescue had just started airing on TV Patrol, silencing the entire household, when a slow-loading laptop scrolled open the Daily...
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