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Look who’s trolling
We’ve seen a gazillion fake news, fake memes, fake announcements this #Halalan2016 season. There will always be trolls. That’s the downside of the Internet and social media. Trolls thrive on...
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Track record over words: My left-handed choice for the vice presidency
Bongbong Marcos, the unrepentant son of the dictator, was never in the running for my vote. Nor was failed mutineer Antonio Trillanes ever considered. Nor Honasan. Cayetano’s a competent lawmaker....
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NERI COLMENARES IS MY ACTION MAN
My son calls him, “the real action man.” A friend, a true-blue capitalist from Binondo, beams on hearing the name Neri Colmenares. Neri Colmenares (#11) is the first and only one of two names on my...
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Hitler… Holocaust lines? DO YOU REMEMBER THEM, MR. PRESIDENT?
Dear President Aquino, I oppose the candidacy of Rodrigo Duterte because of his views — and actions — that are inimical to human rights. I oppose the candidacy of the dictator’s son, who still pines...
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Duterte to scrap pork
*photo courtesy of Ariel Casilao Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s next President, has vowed to strip all vestiges of pork from the government, according to representatives of militant...
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Panelo as spokesman: Bad signal for seekers of truth, justice
Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s next President, has appointed defense lawyer Salvador Panelo as his spokesman. Presidential transition teams usually vet nominees. Maybe, Duterte, who got...
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A 10-day trip down cancer memory lane. Day #1
I was nominated by dear friend, Alma Anonas-Carpio to post a selfie daily for ten days and to nominate one person each day to do the same for cancer awareness. The campaign seeks to honor those who...
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RSF wrong to call for media boycott
Reporters without Borders (RSF) is right to express outrage over President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks on the murders of Filipino journalists. Its call for Philippine media to boycott his press...
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Keep those hands off the phone while driving — or else
You’re napping. Suddenly horns start blaring. You sit up, rub your eyes and see your car is not moving while the lanes on both sides stream forward. Your best buddy is oblivious, sending a text to a...
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#HindiManhid: Bring Them Home mission for stranded OFWs in Saudi
“Our kababayans are in serious crisis because their employers did not pay their salaries. They are also confronted by many difficulties caused by the expiry of their end-of-services benefits. Many...
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Life behind bars for NDF consultants: Pets,stolen moments, cramped cells
FREE AT LAST, albeit temporarily. The first batch of political prisoners released as part of preparations for the resumption of long-stalled peace talks between the government and the National...
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Even as peace talks poised to resume, attacks on legal activists heighten
(First of five parts) Even as National Democratic Front (NDF) consultants Wilma and Benito Tiamzon finally walked out of detention from Camp Crame today, reports from regions indicate that state...
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NPA to release POWs as goodwill measure (Breaking news)
Wilma Tiamzon ( far left) and Benito Tiamzon (right) thank supporters after being released from their detention centre in Camp Crame. Photo by Obet de Castro The New People’s Army will release some...
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Reds declare unilateral 7-day ceasefire
CPP-NPA ceasefire declaration orders a halt to all offensives but mandates guerrilla units to take “active defense” when faced with hostile actions by state security forces. The ceasefire order also...
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UN Special Rapporteurs not the enemy
Screengrab of the Diwata’s comeuppance Do you remember Chaloka Beyani and the Lumad at Haran? Beyani is the UN Special Rapporteur for Internally Displaced Persons. He helped bring to the world the...
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Tagum shooting by alleged Lapanday guards shows land still the root of PH unrest
(Photos and video by Kilab Multimedia. Do not use without credit.) A long-running conflict between Lapanday Foods Corporation and agrarian reform beneficiaries in Tagum City, the capital of Davao del...
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Update on Tagum shooting: DAR chief orders probe
Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano has ordered the Regional Office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Region XI, and the Provincial Agrarian Reform Office of Davao Del Norte...
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2 more wounded in Tagum land dispute; LGU and local police finally step in
Government officials have finally stepped in to avert further bloodshed in the Tagum City land dispute between agrarian reform beneficiaries and Lapanday Foods Corp, after two more farmers were wounded...
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