Philippines President Duterte’s List He has the names of more than a million supposed drug dealers and corrupt officials in the Philippines. In this violent new drug war, who is determining who dies? New York Times Magazine By PATRICK SYMMESJAN January 10, 2017 President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines waved a thick sheaf of papers […]
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Editorial Philippine Canadian News.com December 25, 2016 By Ted Alcuitas It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. As we reflect on the year about to end and look forward to a new year, one can say that 2016 was the worst of times not only for our motherland the Philippines,but
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Expose Duterte’s demonic lies, brutality to protect all Filipinos By: Ted Laguatan – @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net US Bureau / 02:57 AM December 15, 2016 When we sincerely seek to do good, when we speak the truth, when we try to prevent evil, when we are kind to people, when we help them, when we seek justice,
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The Opinion Pages Standing Up to a Strongman Contributing Op-Ed Writer By MIGUEL SYJUCO DEC. 11, 2016 A rally in suburban Quezon near Manila, on Nov. 30, to protest the re-burial of the late Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes’ Cemetery. Credit Bullit Marquez/Associated Press MANILA — Dusk set silver-gray over the crowd gathered in a
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Rappler December 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – It was an unlikely union forged not by their own choices but by Filipinos who voted for them. With too little common ground between President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo, their alliance was bound to end – and break it did, barely 6 months into
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Updated, November 29, 2016. 2:27 PM Updated, Nov. 30, 9:20 AM Vancouver screenings: Saturday, Dec. 3 @ 4 PM/ Sunday, Dec. 4 @ 7:30 PM Vancity Theatre – 1181 Syemour St. at Davie St. Toronto: Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, starting Dec.2 for one week ‘The Apology’ – Profiles of three women of courage
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InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 November 27, 2016 IN THE SIERRA MADRE – As news of the demise of Cuba’s iconic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro hugged the news headlines all over the world, somewhere in the bushy, leafy fastness of this great mountain range of Luzon, a local revolutionary rises to prominence. Unlike
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Updated: November 27, 2016, 6:50 PM Makibaka, huwag matakot! Filipinos unite on Wednesday, November 30th By Ted Alcuitas The Filipino diaspora throughout the globe will unite once again this Sunday, November 30 (National Heroes Day in the Philippines) to show their opposition to the burial of the dictator Marcos at the Heroes Cemetery. Since the stealthy
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Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Nineteen men and women who fought against the martial law regime are set to be honored and recognized as heroes for their work defending human rights during the Marcos dictatorship. Among the 19 new honorees of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani foundation is the late Jovito Salonga, founding chair of the
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The sharpest line Arnold P. Alamon Sun Star, Cagayan de Oro Nov. 19, 2016 ONE of the interesting political developments in the wake of the successful albeit controversial Marcos burial is the supposed bind that the national democratic left is now mired in. With a few personalities in the Duterte cabinet coming from the political
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