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Manifesto rejects Marcos-Duterte

Demands immediate and independent investigation Charmaine Janis Rodriguez  A group of migrant and overseas Filipinos in the US and Canada declared last Wednesday, in a manifesto, that they are rejecting Marcos and Duterte as the president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively, of the Philippines. “We believe that their presumptive victory in the recently conducted elections is […]

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Killer convicted on Eduardo Balaguit’s death but where is body?

Winnipeg, Manitoba Police not giving up on finding his body The man accused of killing Eduardo Balaguit has been convicted of manslaughter by a jury on May 4, 2022. Kyle Pietz, 35, was found guilty of manslaughter in the disappearance and presumed death of Eduardo Balaquit, who went missing from his workplace nearly four years

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Philippines now under grip of two scions of murderers

OPINION The election won by lies Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Based on unofficial results, it is clear that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte has won the election. While Robredo has not conceded yet, analysts say it will be difficult to expect otherwise. We here in the diaspora is extremely disappointed by the outcome as thousands

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Philippine elections: Who will the people choose?

By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez More than 65.7 million Filipinos are trooping to their polling precincts today to cast their votes for the 17th President and Vice President of the Philippines as well as for other national and local candidates in the 2022 National and Local Elections. The race to replace President Rodrigo Duterte has been

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A son disowns mother for supporting Marcos

2022 PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS RAPPLER [OPINION] An open letter of grief from Loren Legarda’s son MAY 4, 2022 1:32 PM PHT LORENZO LEGARDA LEVISTE ‘My mother is an example of how fascism takes hold, is made acceptable, normalized, facilitated, ushered in’ I’m writing this weeks after learning the news that my mother, a woman named Loren

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“I’m going to kill all of you. But I’m also probably going to die tomorrow.” Vicente Rafael on Duterte and authoritarian nihilism

The eminent professor Vicente L. Rafael recently released his book The Sovereign Trickster: Death and Laughter in the Age of Duterte. Among the  interviews he has done about the book, his conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat go Lucid ( a publication about threats to democracy and abuses of power) on March 5, 2022 reveals facets of Duterte

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Philippine election: 13 days to go!

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Filipino-Canadians celebrate Leni Robredo’s birthday

https://www.facebook.com/andrew.r.devilla/videos/2154441268060049 Toronto,Winnipeg and Vancouver held big rallies Updated: April 26, 2022, 9:00 P.M. Supporters of the Leni-Kiko team held successful and well-attendd events to celebrate Leni Robredo’s 57th birthday. In Canada’s largest city, Toronto, where the most number of Filipinos reside, the ralllysts  dwarfed a rally by Marcos supporters held on the same day. While

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Election countdown: Manitoba supports Leni-Kiko!

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16 days -Election countdown: Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan

British Columbia  Birthday bash for LENI ROBREDO, tomorrow, Sunday (April 24)  Charmaine Janis Rodriguez To promote Presidential candidate Leni Robredo’s platform of government, her supporters organized Kalikasan, Klima, Kalusugan on Sunday, April 24 in Sunrise Park, Vancouver in time for her birthday celebration. Rain or shine, the event will start at 12:30 p.m. and will

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