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In her ninth State of the Nation Address, President Arroyo painted a rosy picture of the Philippines – a world so much different from the… 07/31/2009
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Philippines
In Arroyo’s SONA: A Different Picture
‘I will never tire to tell the truth’
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Below is the opening statement made by Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas during a hearing by the House committee on human rights on her allegations of… 07/31/2009
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Apart from Politics, Pressure from WTO, US, EU Drives Charter-Change Bid
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The political dimension of charter change has dominated the national agenda. But the constant driving force behind all the attempts since the last decade to… 07/16/2009
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Can Arroyo Afford to Declare Martial Law?
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Talk is rife that the Arroyo government would proclaim martial law, especially after the series of bombings that rocked several parts of the Philippines. However,… 07/16/2009
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Revolutionary option
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AFP Chief Gen. Victor Ibrado recently admitted that the military is having difficulty meeting the deadline imposed by de facto Commander-in-chief Mrs. Gloria Arroyo three… 07/16/2009
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Rigodon
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Convicted of plunder in 2004, Joseph Estrada was pardoned in 2007, after a public declaration that he would no longer run for any elective office.… 07/16/2009
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Bombings Raise Specter of Martial Law
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While authorities dismiss the recent bombings in Quezon City, Jolo, Iligan City and Cotabato City as mere pre-Sona “noises,” critics, martial-law era activists and analysts… 07/16/2009
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Activist Nightingale passes away
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By Trina Lagura MANILA – Activist-singer Susan Fernandez passed away Thursday (July 2) afternoon after battling ovarian cancer for more than a year. She was… 07/16/2009
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Susan Fernandez, 1956-2009: Missing folk singer and feminist
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By Boy Villasanta MANILA–The first time Susan Fernandez and I met was at the office of Dr. Nicanor G. Tiongson at the Faculty Center of… 07/16/2009
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Torture victim Melissa Roxas: ‘Talking about it is like going back to that dark place’
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By RONALYN V. OLEA Human Rights Watch Bulatlat MANILA — Filipino-American Melissa Roxas finally broke her silence and recounted her ordeal in the hands of… 07/16/2009
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