Opinion
Rule of law vs. law of the jungle
Yes, proponents of the law of the jungle are bamboozling those who adhere to the rule of law. It is the survival of the strongest.
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Perry Diaz
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Opinion
128 days of Christmas
IF there is one thing that I really miss in the Philippines, it is Christmas. It’s a day – nay, four months – of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Yes, Filipinos celebrate Christmas from September 1 to January 6, the Day of the Epiphany.
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Second Amendment under fire!
A recent Gallup Poll shows that 57% of Americans are in support of stricter gun laws. There is now a bitter debate over gun control with proponents pointing to the Second Amendment as the source of their constitutional authority to bear arms, while those in favor of tighter gun control disagree with that interpretation.
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Balimbings and political dynasties
After Marcos was ousted from the presidency, thousands of his supporters abandoned him and pledged their loyalty to newly proclaimed President Cory Aquino. The Aquino camp welcomed the turncoats. After all, the persons responsible for the removal of Marcos -- Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile and Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Fidel Ramos -- were former allies of Marcos. Their followers simply followed them to the Aquino camp.
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Defenders of Sierra Madre
To defend the Sierra Madre, a detachment of nine marines is rotated every five months. The grounded – and rusting – the Sierra Madre is used as their makeshift garrison. With no landing strip on Ayungin, the only way to bring troops and food rations to the Sierra Madre is by sea.
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Opinion
Who is playing with fire?
“Taiwanese authorities have repeatedly tried to ‘rely on the U.S. for independence’,” Xi was quoted as saying by the state agency Xinhua.
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Duterte pivots back to America
“America has lost now,” Duterte began, “I have realigned myself in your ideological flow, and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world -- China, Philippines and Russia. It is the only way."
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The politicization of education
It all began on September 29 when McAuliffe said during a debate, "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." Whoa! What did he say? Yes, he said that and it turned out to be a 50-pound sinker that sunk his campaign into the murky depths of politics. Game over. Kaput!
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What’s wrong with the Democrats?
Biden seems like he’s lost control of both chambers and it doesn’t seem like he’d break the impasse soon… or perhaps, much later. At stake is Biden’s legislative agenda, which is causing a lot of infighting among the Democrats.
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Shortages causing economic hemorrhage
Biden brought representatives of the business sector to develop ways and means to deal with the supply chain problems. “A solution is in sight,” Biden said. If retailers would move more goods at night, that would be a “big first step,” he said. "[And] we need the rest of the private sector chain to step up as well." However, as one economist had commented, “What the president's doing isn't going to really hurt. But at the end of the day, it doesn't solve the problem either."
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The mysterious Havana Syndrome
The first cases were CIA spies, who kept the attacks secret for a while. But eventually, word got out and it spread like wildfire. In late 2016, twenty-six personnel and family members reported a wide variety of symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, hearing and vision loss, severe and debilitating cognitive impairment, tinnitus, brain fog, vertigo, and loss of motor control.
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Opinion
The Philippine political circus begins
It is a political alchemy of various personalities that includes a former boxing great, the heir of the late dictator, a colorful Manila mayor, two former national police chiefs, and the widow of an assassinated popular political heavyweight.
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