The fix is in
THE recent revelation that newly appointed elections commissioner Sheriff Abas is a nephew of Moro Islamic Liberation Front chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal is just...
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His uncle’s nephew
Answers are emerging after the initial mystery that surrounded the appointment of 36-year-old lawyer Sheriff Abas to the Commission on Elections. The generally positive feedback...
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Dilapidated railway system
Apathy and neglect may soon reduce the railway track operated by the Philippine National Railways to a national rubble. The PNR has just suspended its...
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Burnt offering
PALACE spin doctors and administration apologists insult our intelligence when they suggest that the death of terrorist Basit Usman—presumably at the hands of the Moro...
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No apparent baggage
Finally, Malacañang has come to its senses and announced the appointment of the next chairman of the Commission on Elections in the person of lawyer...
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