Leni can never unite the Filipino people
"We have a totally preposterous system of democracy in this country." History will never be generous to Vice President Leni ...
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Too much ‘democracy’?
"Have these politicians really improved the quality of legislation and the practice of representative democracy in our country?" The 1987 ...
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Lacson thumbs down Martial law
Mawab, Davao de Oro—Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo “Ping” Lacson assured Filipinos democracy will be preserved and protected under his administration ...
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On anniversary of ‘insurrection’: Biden tears into Trump in searing speech
Washington—President Joe Biden on Thursday savaged Donald Trump’s “lies” and attempt to overturn the 2020 election, vowing on the first ...
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HK democracy activist Chow jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’
Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong’s courts on Tuesday of criminalizing speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen ...
Read moreA year after Capitol siege, US democracy still faces challenges
One year after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and shut down Congress, Americans still await a reckoning ...
Read moreTwo more Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen protest artwork
Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed sculptures marking Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities steadily ...
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Democracy blooms like a spring flower
"Every American must know his past." Democracy in the US is treated as something immutable to their political system. It cannot ...
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The messiness of democracy
"It is loud and it is difficult – as it should be." The Roman concept of “res publica,” literally ...
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