2016 Duterte opponents’ two biggest mistakes
"Lessons must be learned here." A highly regarded maxim tells us that a person who does not look back ...
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Stealing our future
"The future is ours only to decide." The 2016 polls was one peculiar election. In my recollection of every ...
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But who are the opposition?
"Maybe the quest should be for a unifying leader instead." 1Sambayan was launched last Thursday with the express purpose, ...
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Duterte admits paying trolls for 2016 elections
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday admitted paying “trolls” to defend him on social media but said this only happened during ...
Read moreConsla seeks probe of poll mess
A party-list group on Thursday asked the Commission on Elections to immediately investigate the alleged manipulation of the results of ...
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Getting swayed
Today marks the beginning of the campaign season for candidates to national posts in the 2016 elections. This means that ...
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