Category: Politics
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[OPINION] Looking back to one of the darkest chapter in Philippine history, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Martial Law.
In September 23, 1972, late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos made an appearance on national television, proclaiming a state of Martial Law through Proclamation no. 1081. Hindi natin pinalaganap ang mga kuwento ng Martial Law maliban sa ilang pelikula at libro. Hindi tinatalakay ang Martial Law tulad ng pagtalakay sa mga paaralan kay Rizal at sa…
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[OPINION] How Disinformation kills Philippine Democracy: amidst state propaganda.
In a recent study, Rappler has concluded: Majority of survey respondents said they could tell real news from fake news, but focus group discussions revealed that some still believed false claims that had already been fact-checked. These debunked claims included those around Martial Law, ABS-CBN’s alleged violations, and the drug war of the former populist…
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POLITICAL EXPOSÉ: The Washington Post. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s discovery on Watergate Scandal.
Bob Woodward us an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. Over the last 22 years he has authored or co-authored seven number one national bestselling books. Woodward and Carl Bernstein, in their Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporting for The Washington Post and in their two books, All the President’s Men (1974) and The Final Days…
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POLITICAL EXPOSÉ: Exposing the Vaticans & Religious leaders involved in sexual molestation of children, in relation with the discovery of ICIJ.
Berry and a Hartford Courant correspondent authored a front-page plot in early 1997 that exposed Maciel’s nearly a decade of child molestation, disclosing that nine men had come forward to accuse him of sexually assaulting them as boys or young men training to be religious leaders. After years of being afflicted by accusations against the…
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[OPINION] The Day a Dictator was born; Ferdinand Marcos was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte.
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. The little boy who would become the Philippines’ Hitler was nurtured by his father Mariano Marcos, a Japanese companion, and his mother Josefa Edralin, who was left to die in the Philippines while the Marcos family fled to Hawaii. Proclamation No.…
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Mourn the death, but do not forget. #RoyalFamily
The death of the queen overshadowed the past. while many are saddened by the death of Elizabeth II, many are celebrating. A monarchy family; the leading family in the United Kingdom (UK) are known for their reputation to be rich and anti-poor. It has been brought to my attention that the queen has died, and…
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Ang Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy’s Heroic Sacrifice for the Filipino People. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #RejectMarcosDuterte
Ninoy Aquino fondly called Noy was an extrovert according to Cory. He was elected as a representative of Tarlac and Senator, the youngest governor & senator of Tarlac. However before being involved in politics, Ninoy first started as a correspondent for the Manila Times, covering the Korean War. “I do not have anything, but my…
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Blog regarding the issue relating to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should be prepared to cope with any circumstance that may arise in such instances. It is the Secretary of DSWD’s obligation and job to ensure people first, which the Secretary currently fails to do. One must be ready at all times to ensure the people first. We…
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