A specter is haunting Philippine politics: the specter of a Fernando Poe Jr. candidacy. Ex-presidents and civil society leaders, academics and editorial writers, businessmen and high level professionals
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Month: October 2003
Mrs. Arroyo
US President George W. Bush is visiting Asia ostensibly to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand But he
Fatal damage
The allegation that administration officials close to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as well as her lawyer tried to extort
Low blows and cheap shots
It’s not easy to like Panfilo Lacson. His effort to talk in what he thinks is tough Americanese (
Welcome remarks at the book launching of Jose Ma. Sison’s books
In behalf of co-sponsors Aklat ng Bayan Inc., Anak Pawis Party List, the All UP Academic Employees Union, CONTEND-UP and the Defend Sison Committee, I would like to welcome all of you to the launch of Jose Ma. Sison’s US Terrorism and War in the Philippines and the Pilipino version of Jose Ma. Sison and Juliet de Lima’s Politika at Ekonomya ng Pilipinas.
This launch is occurring nine days before the visit of US President George W. Bush to the Philippines, and on the same date when informal peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front have resumed in Oslo, Norway.
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