So I See by Lito Banayo
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Let us take a look at the political events of the past weeks, from the time Manuel Araneta Roxas II...
Dark clouds
Taking great pride in the strides of the Philippine economy in the last four years, administration spokespersons keep saying the...
‘Malasakit’
How could you, Gov. Joey? Interviewed over radio, the Liberal Party regional chairperson for Region 5 and Albay’s graduating three-term...
Spin-a-win
Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno’s observation that the spin doctors have taken over the matter of political choice for 2016...
The outliers
Clearly, both Mar Roxas and Jojo Binay would want to frame the 2016 electoral fight as a “mano a mano,”...
Ang mangga, bow!
Funny how the political circus has become a fruit instead of animal show. And the current metaphor used is the...
Send in the ghosts
PNoy endorsed Mar on the last day of July, “in good taste”, as Mar’s “only lady” Korina Sanchez described. The...
System change
So we’ve heard the last State-of-the-Nation Address. I shall not join the parade of commentators. I have chosen instead to...
‘Ownership’
A long time ago, I heard a famous musical band leader say that he “owned” his rock band. I thought...
Geo-rithmetic
One of the outdated observations in Philippine political practice is the so-called “command” vote. It hardly exists. Perhaps we had...
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