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By Satur C. Ocampo Philstar.com Sensing that his ground base of support has been softening, President Duterte is conjuring a specter of conspiracy to oust… 10/13/2017
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At Ground Level
A conspiracy specter, retreat from peace talks
The unending wars: Part of Obama legacy
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In his farewell speech on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama tried to project confidence in America’s future, while saying economic inequality, racism, and closed-mindedness threaten… 01/27/2017
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‘Marcos was a model of the politician as thief’
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The title of this piece comes from an article by the British investigative journalist, writer and documentary maker Nicholas Davies, titled “The $10-bn question: what… 12/09/2016
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SC ruling on Marcos burial stokes anew public protests
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The Supreme Court’s majority ruling (9-5-1) has upheld President Duterte’s oral order to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to bury the remains of former… 11/16/2016
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Ruling on EDCA: A big victory for US
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“The United States won a significant victory on Tuesday in its effort to counter China’s rising influence in the South China Sea, as the highest… 02/12/2016
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Not just an issue of violence
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By Satur Ocampo Last December 22, a major daily published (as full-page ad) an appeal titled “Cease all hostilities until the 2016 elections.” It’s addressed… 01/22/2016
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Stop the killings, stop the lies!
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By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Last September, at the onset of the “ber” months which usually evoke happy thoughts… 12/18/2015
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Lower income taxes now
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By Satur C. Ocampo Aiming to convince President Aquino to drop his opposition to lowering income taxes, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. told journalists the House… 11/06/2015
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Asserting national interest in trade negotiations
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Though we are mere uzi or bystanders in the ongoing negotiations to forge a Trans-Pacific free-trade bloc, it is interesting, and instructive, to observe the… 08/28/2015
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HR violations to hound P-Noy in his last SONA
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By Satur C. Ocampo A month hence President Aquino will deliver his sixth and last state-of-the-nation address. However much he may embellish his administration’s achievements… 06/26/2015
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