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In the first year of his presidency, President Noynoy Aquino was successful in having impeached former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, whom he considered… 09/27/2013
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An Uncomplicated Mind
Political prosecution
Plunderers’ row
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Anyone with an Internet connection can check the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) website to find out if his or her favourite or most… 09/18/2013
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A case for resistance
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By Joe Rivera After the August 26th people march at Luneta, September looks like a spirited month for Filipinos to sustain and maintain their opposition… 09/13/2013
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Boulevard of broken dreams
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By Joe Rivera A million or so Filipinos marched Monday, August 26, to Rizal Park, formerly known as Luneta, to collectively show their outrage against… 08/28/2013
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“Sana Di SONA”
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By Joe Rivera The 1987 Philippine Constitution does not say the President must deliver a State of the Nation Address (popularly shortened nowadays as SONA)… 08/09/2013
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Squatting as a basic right
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By Joe Rivera Modern-day squatters are both poor and homeless. In the Philippines, squatters are second and third generations of original settlers from the rural… 07/26/2013
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Saving a life is never stupid
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By Joe Rivera I’ve just been reading a scathing comment in a social-political forum criticizing the Philippine government’s intervention in the forthcoming execution by China… 07/12/2013
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Don’t shoot the messenger
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By Joe Rivera The German drama film, The Lives of Others, tells the story of the secret monitoring of private individuals by Stasi, the secret… 06/28/2013
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Marcos redux
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By Joe Rivera Noted Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo once wrote that the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II caused a big spike… 06/14/2013
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The path of least resistance
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By Joe Rivera If we are to construct a hierarchy of excuses for the dismal performance of those candidates whom we would have liked to… 05/24/2013
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