Fresh democracy calls in HK
HONG KONG"•The vote for Hong Kong’s new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will ...
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Mortician to Marcos reveals trade secrets
A wax mask covered the face of Ferdinand Marcos for the 23 years his corpse was on show, but the ...
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HR chief tags Du30 ‘popularly elected despot’; Panelo hits back
COMMISSION on Human Rights chairman Jose Luis Martin Gascon on Friday tagged President Rodrigo Duterte as a “popularly elected despot” ...
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Do we have to be a democracy?
I have every good reason to predict the angry ripostes I will get—whether as comments to the online version, or ...
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Aquino calls on Filipinos to defend democracy
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III called on Filipinos Sunday to fight attempts to take away their freedoms as he prepared to ...
Read moreFilipinos prefer democracy to other forms of govt – polls
Seven out of 10 Filipinos are satisfied with how democracy works, the Social Weather Stations said on Thursday. The SWS ...
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