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“We can’t call him an animal because I have pets and they are tame. No, he is a monster. They are monsters,” Mangudadatu told reporters, referring to Ampatuan Jr. and his gunmen.
“My wife’s private parts were slashed four times, after which they fired a bullet into it. They speared both of her eyes, shot both [...]
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There’s no doubt that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has charmed the Filipinos in her recent visit. Her wit and humor drew applause from a crowd of around 800 students in a forum organized by ABS-CBN. She has all the right answers to questions on topics that are close to the hearts of Filipinos [...]
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Let me borrow the title of teleserye “May Bukas Pa” to point out that for the Philippines, there’s still tomorrow. Unlike other people, I have never felt that we are hopeless. If you think the Pinoys are hopeless, then imagine what would an African in Darfur felt.
Events in the past month were nothing but inspiring. [...]
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After hearing the news that the ten convicts for killing Ninoy Aquino stepped out of the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City on Wednesday as part of an executive clemency granted by President Macapagal-Arroyo on March 2, I was appalled.
They were convicted murderers of the man we consider a hero. What would you feel if [...]
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I wonder why we Filipinas often get so hooked up in the thought that we ought to be married before we reach 30. It’s as if there’s a shortage of men. Actually, it’s raining men. It’s the good men who are disappearing fast.
By the time you reach the age 30, most good men your age [...]
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I watched part of the Senate hearing on Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante last November 13 and I must say I’m hands down to Mr. Bolante. He’s really good at lying and has perfected it to a tee. The gall of the guy to think that Filipinos are stupid.
Bolante, was accused of masterminding the P728-million fertilizer fund [...]
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I admit I’m not also very good with Philippine Geography and I can’t memorize all the Philippine provinces. But if I make that mistake I’m sure you’ll forgive me. However, if mainstream media such as a television news report would make such a mistake, it’s entirely a different story.
The writers of TV 5 just made [...]
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Forbes Magazine has recently released The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) of the Philippines is on the list at No. 41. PGMA was even considered more powerful than the Queen of United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II is rank No. 58. Topping the list is Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. This is [...]
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Today, we remember that fateful day of August 21, 1983 when NInoy Aquino was assassinated at the tarmac of what was then the Manila International Airport. Twenty-five years had passed, his assassination remain unsolved.
I was too young to remember the events of 1983. What I know of Ninoy are what’s written about him in high [...]
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