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The insurance of our nation

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: October 11, 2018
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The insurance of our nation

Today is not a good day for me to write. Since I do not write for a living but have always done so in ord ...

Today is not a good day for me to write. Since I do not write for a living but have always done so in order to share a point of view derived from decades of unique experiences, I do carry a hope that ...

October 11, 2018
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Stormy September

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: September 14, 2018
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Stormy September

I am writing this as we are getting serious warnings about Typhoon Mangkhut {our Ompong} and as the Easte ...

I am writing this as we are getting serious warnings about Typhoon Mangkhut {our Ompong} and as the Eastern Seaboard of the United States brave for their own powerful hurricane. Our rains are not yet ...

September 14, 2018
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Are we getting anywhere with a tough-talking president?

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: February 23, 2018
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Are we getting anywhere with a tough-talking president?

During his presidential campaign, Rodrigo Duterte vowed that if he becomes president, he would solve the ...

During his presidential campaign, Rodrigo Duterte vowed that if he becomes president, he would solve the illegal drug problem in six months, adding that the drug war would be bloody. He also promised ...

February 23, 2018
| by Benjie Oliveros

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Drug-related deaths in context

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: February 16, 2018
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Drug-related deaths in context

The investigation that the International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to pursue against President Rodrigo R ...

The investigation that the International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to pursue against President Rodrigo R. Duterte is of great interest to me. I do not have enough facts that could constitute as evide ...

February 16, 2018
| by Jose Ma. Montelibano

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NY civic leader denies Duterte’s accusation; Lewis, Trillanes not welcome in Davao City

Posted by Joseph G. Lariosa
|Date: February 13, 2018
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NY civic leader denies Duterte’s accusation; Lewis, Trillanes not welcome in Davao City

CHICAGO (JGL) — Filipino American lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis has clarified that “(t)here is absolutely no ...

CHICAGO (JGL) — Filipino American lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis has clarified that “(t)here is absolutely no truth to the story that I was in any way involved in the International Criminal Court's (ICC) ...

February 13, 2018
| by Joseph G. Lariosa

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Will Federalism cure the ills of Filipinos?

Posted by Joseph G. Lariosa
|Date: January 17, 2018
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Will Federalism cure the ills of Filipinos?

CHICAGO (JGL) — It looks like the march of federalization in the Philippines is irreversible. So, what do ...

CHICAGO (JGL) — It looks like the march of federalization in the Philippines is irreversible. So, what do the Filipino people really expect to get out of it if it is finally ratified? Let’s recall wha ...

January 17, 2018
| by Joseph G. Lariosa

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A peek at 2018

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: January 04, 2018
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A peek at 2018

I am no fortune teller but I know enough about the higher probabilities, not from intuition, but from cyc ...

I am no fortune teller but I know enough about the higher probabilities, not from intuition, but from cyclical history. After all, man is a creature of habit and very few can break what they have esta ...

January 04, 2018
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It’s almost silly

Posted by Jose Ma. Montelibano
|Date: November 28, 2017
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It’s almost silly

My attention was caught a few days ago when I read a news report about President Duterte mentioning the p ...

My attention was caught a few days ago when I read a news report about President Duterte mentioning the possibility, or the promise, of a revolutionary government in case enemies of the state would br ...

November 28, 2017
| by Jose Ma. Montelibano

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A lot and yet, not much

Posted by Benjie Oliveros
|Date: November 03, 2017
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A lot and yet, not much

During the first sixteen months of the Duterte administration, a lot has happened. The battle for the onc ...

During the first sixteen months of the Duterte administration, a lot has happened. The battle for the once bustling Islamic City of Marawi that lasted five long months, beginning May 23, 2017, and end ...

November 03, 2017
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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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Filipinos Confident US Will Defend Them in Conflict

Miss Universe is a Bikolana

Iconic Balangiga Bells arrive home after more than a century in US

Councilmembers push for ordinance to protect residents from gentrification

Ressa, Rappler CEO, guest at Fil-Am Press Club’s ‘Kapihan’

A nurse from New Jersey is PIDCI’s Mrs. Kalayaan 2019

Filipinos Confident US Will Defend Them in Conflict

Members ratify amendments to PIDCI ByLaws; anti-PIDCI smear campaign continues

PIDCI names 2019 Grand Marshals; Estrellado reflects on his tenure

PH Christmas celebration: The longest and most fun in the world

Miss Universe is a Bikolana

Iconic Balangiga Bells arrive home after more than a century in US

WWII Filipino veterans honored at rites in Jersey City and Washington, DC

The insurance of our nation

The insurance of our nation

Stormy September

Stormy September

Are we getting anywhere with a tough-talking president?

Are we getting anywhere with a tough-talking president?

Drug-related deaths in context

Drug-related deaths in context

NY civic leader denies Duterte’s accusation; Lewis, Trillanes not welcome in Davao City

NY civic leader denies Duterte’s accusation; Lewis, Trillanes not welcome in Davao City

Will Federalism cure the ills of Filipinos?

Will Federalism cure the ills of Filipinos?

A peek at 2018

A peek at 2018

It’s almost silly

It’s almost silly

A lot and yet, not much

A lot and yet, not much

On destabilization plots and the declaration of a Revolutionary government

On destabilization plots and the declaration of a Revolutionary government