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Winning hearts and minds

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: November 16, 2019
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Winning hearts and minds

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the ...

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Judge Louis D. Brandeis is attributed to have said the above. I am les ...

November 16, 2019
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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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Goyo: The Boy General in NY, NJ theaters Sept. 21

Posted by Kobakila News
|Date: September 20, 2018
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Goyo: The Boy General in NY, NJ theaters Sept. 21

NEW YORK - Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (The Boy General), a film that took three years to produce, will fin ...

NEW YORK - Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral (The Boy General), a film that took three years to produce, will finally have its US premiere screening in New York and New Jersey starting Friday, Sept. 21. For m ...

September 20, 2018
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Fading memory or a concerted effort to make people forget?

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: March 11, 2018
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Fading memory or a concerted effort to make people forget?

Thirty-two years since the first EDSA People Power and the celebrations continue to lose its spirit, and ...

Thirty-two years since the first EDSA People Power and the celebrations continue to lose its spirit, and the crowds that attend it. I am referring, of course, to the official government celebrations. ...

March 11, 2018
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On destabilization plots and the declaration of a Revolutionary government

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: October 20, 2017
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On destabilization plots and the declaration of a Revolutionary government

A week ago, President Duterte threatened to declare a revolutionary government purportedly to counter des ...

A week ago, President Duterte threatened to declare a revolutionary government purportedly to counter destabilization moves by the Reds (communists), the Yellows (Liberal Party), the elite, and the US ...

October 20, 2017
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Martial Law victims honored at candle-light vigil

Posted by Joseph G. Lariosa
|Date: September 25, 2017
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Martial Law victims honored at candle-light vigil

CHICAGO (JGL) - The martial law regime in Cavite allowed the people to vote but prevented them to watch t ...

CHICAGO (JGL) - The martial law regime in Cavite allowed the people to vote but prevented them to watch the canvassing recalled Sally Richmond during the candle-light vigil of the Memorial Service and ...

September 25, 2017
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Martial Law Then and Now

Posted by Fr. Shay Cullen
|Date: September 22, 2017
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Martial Law Then and Now

It was the first time since World War II when the people of the Philippines suffered harsh jackboot oppre ...

It was the first time since World War II when the people of the Philippines suffered harsh jackboot oppression and wanton plunder. President Ferdinand Marcos at the end of his term in 1972 and fearing ...

September 22, 2017
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Will Duterte declare Martial Law like Marcos?

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: September 21, 2017
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Will Duterte declare Martial Law like Marcos?

Talks about President Duterte declaring martial law this week became louder and sounded more urgent five ...

Talks about President Duterte declaring martial law this week became louder and sounded more urgent five days ago when the AFP (Agence France-Presse) came out with an article with the title “Philippin ...

September 21, 2017
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Alden Richards depicts life story of Boni Ilagan in Alaala: A Martial Law Special

Posted by Kobakila News
|Date: September 20, 2017
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Alden Richards depicts life story of Boni Ilagan in Alaala: A Martial Law Special

MANILA - Kapuso actor Alden Richards takes on his boldest portrayal yet as he depicts the life story of M ...

MANILA - Kapuso actor Alden Richards takes on his boldest portrayal yet as he depicts the life story of Martial Law activist and award-winning screenwriter Bonifacio Ilagan in GMA Public Affairs’ Alaa ...

September 20, 2017
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What Politicians Do To Win In An Election

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: March 11, 2016
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What Politicians Do To Win In An Election

Philippine elections have always been a sideshow: with politicians acting like clowns with their dancing, ...

Philippine elections have always been a sideshow: with politicians acting like clowns with their dancing, singing, and trying hard to be funny or to identify themselves with the common people with the ...

March 11, 2016
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