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Credit to Author: GEORGE SIY| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 16:34:55 +0000

How did the cutting edge, selfie-taking phone you bought get into a worldwide tech war? After almost clinching a trade peace deal with China recently, US President Donald Trump had…READ

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Credit to Author: RICARDO SALUDO| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 16:32:25 +0000

Last of Two Parts (The first part ran on May 5, “A call for bishops ‘to deal with a heretical pope,’ ” https://www.manilatimes.net/a-call-for-bishops-to-deal-with-a-heretical-pope/549659/.) The delay in this article’s conclusion afforded…READ

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Credit to Author: YEN MAKABENTA| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:57:09 +0000

First word THE term-limit controversy comes down to this. In interpreting the provisions on term limits in the Constitution, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Supreme Court went beyond…READ

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Credit to Author: RAMON T. TULFO| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:54:47 +0000

AS the conquering Roman emperor enters his city state amids cheers from an adulatory crowd, his assistant who is with him on his chariot constantly whispers in his ear: “Thou…READ

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Credit to Author: ANTONIO CONTRERAS| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:52:20 +0000

EXCEPT for some isolated pockets of good stories, the result of the 2016 midterm elections was practically a disaster for the political opposition. Among the few bright spots are Arlene…READ

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Credit to Author: MARLEN V. RONQUILLO| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 16:21:22 +0000

IF there was one politician who never lost an election before 2019, on any turf and under any political environment, that was Erap Estrada. He slayed the ruling political clan…READ

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Credit to Author: YEN MAKABENTA| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 18:16:12 +0000

First word I HAVE checked the Constitution from end to end, but nowhere could I find the words “hiatus” and “rest break.” Can the supreme and fundamental law of the…READ

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Credit to Author: RAMON T. TULFO| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 18:12:39 +0000

PRESUMED senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go says he will hit the ground running before he even takes his oath as senator on June 30, 2019. Go, who placed third in…READ

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Credit to Author: ANTONIO CONTRERAS| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 18:10:38 +0000

IF there is something that the recently concluded midterm elections have shown, it is that we have a vibrant democracy. It may not be perfect, but we have its rituals…READ

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Credit to Author: RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 18:12:35 +0000

OF course the Yellow ideologues, and those brainwashed in US neoliberal ideology will be aghast. But I dare propose the thesis that because of the massive popular support for President…READ

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