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Fickle presidents, opaque JBC process, elitist court
MOSTLY old, mostly male, mostly born and bred in imperious Luzon and all schooled in imperial Manila. Two in every three were jurists and bureaucrats in their previous lives, and…
By Malou Mangahas·May 17, 2011
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On EDSA’s 25th, corruption devours the Armed Forces
MORE THAN a generation ago, idealistic young members of the Philippine military had formed groups like the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and the Young Officers Union (YOU)…
By Malou Mangahas·February 22, 2011
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4 Ombudsmen, 4 failed crusades vs corruption
FOUR anti-graft czars and 22 years since its birth on Nov. 17, 1989, the Office of the Ombudsman of the Philippines has failed to strike fear in the hearts of crooks, or summon…
By Malou Mangahas·February 9, 2011
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Maguindanao Massacre: One Year After
On November 23, 2009, 58 people were murdered by a local warlord from Maguindanao in the worst case of election violence in Philippine history. Police have charged members of…
By Ed Lingao·December 28, 2010
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Predators now protectors of Tubbataha marine park
RANGER STATION, TUBBATAHA REEFS – At around noon each day, eight strapping young men wait for Valerie to make her appearance. Her daily entrance, coming almost like clockwork, is…
By Ed Lingao·December 16, 2010
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The spirits, flora, fauna thrive in Mount Kitanglad
MOUNT KITANGLAD, BUKIDNON – A peso coin drenched in chicken blood is the welcome offered to visitors to this mountain, which soars 2,899 meters over the city of Malaybalay, and the…
By Jaemark Tordecilla·December 15, 2010
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RP scores so-so in survey of budget transparency
TRANSPARENCY in government is a cornerstone policy that President Benigno C. Aquino III has promised to uphold. It has been put in doubt because of his perceived reluctance to…
By Karol Ilagan·October 19, 2010
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From Day 1, P-Noy wanted to save Lim, Puno, Verzosa
ON THE day he received the 82-page report of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) about the Rizal Park Hostage-taking Incident – and without even a full reading…
By Malou Mangahas·October 12, 2010
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Rx for health: Not just money or dole-outs but real reforms
IN HIS message that accompanies the proposed government budget for next year, President Benigno C. Aquino III notes that the allocation for health is 13.6 percent higher than…
By Che De Los Reyes·September 6, 2010
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GMA ‘spends’ P845M on ads, tops list of gov’t ad buyers
THE PERSISTENTLY unpopular President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may be proof that sometimes advertising just doesn’t work. In early April, or just a little more than two months before…
By Karol Ilagan·May 6, 2010
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Shamefully rich, clan has 35 houses, fleet of wheels
MAURA Montano doesn’t live in General Santos City anymore – not after the family breadwinner, Montano’s daughter Marife or ‘Neneng,’ who worked at radio station DXCP and Saksi…
By Carolyn O Arguillas Mindanews·March 28, 2010
