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In an ideal system, committees reflect expertise. Instead, they function as rewards, protection, and power distribution.
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In an ideal system, committees reflect expertise. Instead, they function as rewards, protection, and power distribution.
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A republic is not governed in theory alone. In our part of the world, imagine it as a balangay: a vessel crossing uncertain waters where every pair of hands…
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The House of Representatives has voted to approve, on second reading this Wednesday, 20 May, a version of the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill that prohibits…
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With Pia Cayetano now at the helm of the Blue Ribbon Committee, attention turns to whether the flood control probe will be revived, expanded, or effectively…
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Serapio’s paper offers several interlocking explanations, starting with power being returned to the same corrupt institutions.
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The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) reported on Tuesday, 19 May, that 89 cybercrime-related cases were referred for filing while 52…
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Ramallah (AFP) — The son of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said Fatah would prioritize Gaza and return it “to the fold of Palestinian…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. called on all commanders and personnel Tuesday to remain focused on public…
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From the molten depths of sunken volcanoes and treacherous wind, rain and drought rose the mother serpent, ‘Anino ng Ginto,’ its scales glittering with…
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The Philippines you love has become harder and harder to embrace because it is run by people who do not love it as much as you do.
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Authorities recovered approximately 50 grams of the illegal substance.
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided initial financial aid to a 68-year-old man who was arrested after playing the harmonica on…
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Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival on Monday urged non-governmental organizations (NGOs), charities and private donors to stop distributing food or money directly…
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The cocktail circuit frequented by Nosy Tarsee is fizzing with a whisper campaign so coordinated it practically comes with talking points: that the country’s…
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As the old adage goes, the best laid plans will fail if executed by morons. And fail the plans did, in spectacular fashion.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Monday said authorities seized around P61 million worth of illegal drugs in a series…
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The Philippine National Police–Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) reported over the weekend the arrest of one individual, the confiscation of suspected contraband…
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Police arrested three suspected drug dealers and seized more than P170,000 worth of suspected shabu during separate weekend sting operations in Taguig and…
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