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2012/04/20
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2009/02/26
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2014/02/14
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2014/07/31
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2009/09/13
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2012/04/20
by Jose Ma. Montelibano
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2019/07/15
by Jose Ma. Montelibano
One More EDSA

2009/02/26
by Jose Ma. Montelibano
Prepare For China

2014/02/14
by Jose Ma. Montelibano
Judging PNoy, Judging Ourselves

2014/07/31
by Jose Ma. Montelibano
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2009/09/13
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The Power Game

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: July 15, 2019
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The Power Game

I learned about power without realizing it by simply having been a student of history. I was not enamored ...

I learned about power without realizing it by simply having been a student of history. I was not enamored by the subject except if the teacher was particularly engaging. It was more about memorization ...

July 15, 2019
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The Hong Kong Phenomenon

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: June 21, 2019
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The Hong Kong Phenomenon

Writing about what is happening in Hong Kong must be a common temptation among opinion makers. I see seve ...

Writing about what is happening in Hong Kong must be a common temptation among opinion makers. I see several TV shows, articles, and social media posts, not only from the Philippines but globally. I t ...

June 21, 2019
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The PhilHealth Massacre

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: June 18, 2019
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The PhilHealth Massacre

How long as this been going on – this plunder at Philhealth? I prefer to call it a massacre, using as my ...

How long as this been going on – this plunder at Philhealth? I prefer to call it a massacre, using as my basis the reports that came out in the news pointing to losses of 154 billion pesos due to wron ...

June 18, 2019
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Breaking down or growing up

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: June 11, 2019
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Breaking down or growing up

Half empty or half full. The volume of water is the same. The capacity of the glass is the same. So what ...

Half empty or half full. The volume of water is the same. The capacity of the glass is the same. So what is different? A lot. Attitude counts for a lot. In fact, it can be said that attitude defines l ...

June 11, 2019
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Who will enforce the law?

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: May 17, 2019
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Who will enforce the law?

Last week, I wrote that we should first educate candidates before we educate voters. Look at the math. I ...

Last week, I wrote that we should first educate candidates before we educate voters. Look at the math. I do not know how many candidates actually registered and ran in the recent elections but I know ...

May 17, 2019
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Educate candidates before voters

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: May 13, 2019
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Educate candidates before voters

It had always bothered me why there are so many efforts to promote voters’ education when an election is ...

It had always bothered me why there are so many efforts to promote voters’ education when an election is coming up in a few months (and hardly anything in between elections) when voters do not play th ...

May 13, 2019
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In search of the common good

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: April 27, 2019
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In search of the common good

It would seem unbelievable that the Filipino people, whose very culture is centered in bayanihan, a most ...

It would seem unbelievable that the Filipino people, whose very culture is centered in bayanihan, a most beautiful collective, communal spirit, would end up being confused about the common good. Oh, w ...

April 27, 2019
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The foundation of law

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: April 12, 2019
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The foundation of law

“After all, every human being’s life in this world is inevitably mixed with every other life and, no matt ...

“After all, every human being’s life in this world is inevitably mixed with every other life and, no matter what laws we pass, no matter what precautions we take, unless the people we meet are kindly ...

April 12, 2019
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Challenging intelligence

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: April 05, 2019
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Challenging intelligence

I hardly write to entertain. That was never my intent when I accepted the invitation of then INQ7.net (no ...

I hardly write to entertain. That was never my intent when I accepted the invitation of then INQ7.net (now Inquirer.net) to write in a regular column 18 years ago. Other writers want to do that and ha ...

April 05, 2019
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Fact, truth, honesty

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: March 29, 2019
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Fact, truth, honesty

Since it is political season gearing for the May 13, 2019 elections, allegations are flying right and lef ...

Since it is political season gearing for the May 13, 2019 elections, allegations are flying right and left. I can only say allegations because most of us cannot ascertain what is fact or fake, truth o ...

March 29, 2019
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