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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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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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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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IN THIS MORNING OF MY LIFE…
It’s a mad montage of gorgeous faces and horrific aftermaths of people’s actions. Carlos Celdran…. on a Throwback Monday find Starting with dreamer and trouble-maker Carlos Celdran, with an old Haribon...
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No consolation: The SC and the Cybercrime Law
In an age where citizen participation in the fight against corruption is being solicited by governments around the world, the Philippines’ highest court has just opened the gate to those out to harass...
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The Legal Wife and the attraction of tragedy
INFIDELITY happens everywhere. Photo from Hufftington Post Given a choice between a book and a soap opera, the book wins every time. Not that I’m above swooning over some hunk or smouldering anti-hero....
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DADDY & Daddies
Rolando Lopez Espina: The man who gave us the gifts that last forever — music, books, writing and the thirst for knowledge. A-E-I-O-U … Sleep, my darling baby… Ili-ili, tulog anay… Abadabadabada says...
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Those VIP detention joints
The last we heard from Senator Bong Revilla’s family, following that drawn-out surrender drama, was that he needs an air cooler for his special cell — more a studio — in the Philippine National Police...
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WHY ABAD SHOULD RESIGN
Budget Secretary Butch Abad should resign — and not only because he takes attention and energies away from the trial of the plunder senators (Enrile, Estrada, Revilla and their cohorts like Napoles and...
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Int’l lawyers rush aid for Mary Jane Veloso
Mary Jane Veloso’s family joins a candelight vigil for the migrant Filipino worker facing the death penalty in Indonesia. (photo courtesy of bulatlat.com) The International Association of Democratic...
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LP lawmakers bully a journalist
House of Representatives members of the Liberal Party are acting like attack dogs in their attempts to force Manila Standard reporter Christine Herrera disclose her sources on a series of controversial...
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Sino daw ang ‘bobotante’? (Binay, Poe, Mar and the latest surveys)
VICE PRESIDENT JEJOMAR BINAY HAS LOST A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF D VOTERS. But guess where he improved his ratings? Illustration from http://www.evolutionofadreamer.com MANILA – The strategy of patronage...
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Questions amid #SaveMaryJane good news
If Manny Pacquiao’s visit to Mary Jane Veloso‘s Yogjakarta prison pushes through tomorrow, they will be celebrating some good news. The Department of Justice today indicted Kristina “Tintin” Sergio and...
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Fiery chieftain takes down Catamco
Regal Chieftain to Lumad “goddess”: NEVER SPEAK TO US AGAIN!In Davao City, it’s called the Bai Bibi takedown. Others call it The Diwata’s Comeuppance. Bai Bibiyaon Ligkayan Bigkay is no ordinary Lumad....
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THE FORBIDDEN CITY: Power, God and Sex in Beijing
Inday Espina-Varona:BEIJING – It has a titillating ring to it, akin to whispered promises of steamy delights. FORBIDDEN CITY. China offers a host of these thrills, of course. Think of cobra potions,...
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REAL as real can be
Inday Espina-Varona:Gorgeous cove. Big waves, quiet, not too far from Manila. Four-level falls nearby. What’s there not to like? REAL as real can be. Originally posted on The Footloose Kit: It was the...
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ON THE LAM … Musings, while en route to Paris via the Central Asian airspace
Inday Espina-Varona:Was just done with months of chemo and really feeling the itch to travel. So when a sister and friends offered the chance to take a swing across some European cities, I didn’t think...
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WHY I AM GLAD DUTERTE ISN’T RUNNING (SO FAR)
Maybe I should have acted like Queen Victoria. Maybe, I should have been at my grim and determined best. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. All photos here from his Facebook page, Because social media...
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OFW behind petition to probe ‘Laglag Bala’ says scam reaps collective shame...
Like many overseas Filipino workers, Ednalyn Purugganan uses social media to keep in touch with her family and follow events back home. Ednalyn with her children (in stripes and blue shirt) and their...
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HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE DUTERTE?
Even when he said enough, few people believed that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte would be sailing off into the night. Duterte has always been a lightning-and-thunder, one-man spectacle. With his...
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