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Failure of justice in war vs. drugs

"This is why the ICC must definitely come in."   This continues my summary last Saturday of Senator Leila De Lima’s arguments why the International Criminal...

Supply and demand

"The drug menace will remain so long as there is demand."     I have been asking myself why I became a journalist and why I stayed in...

In the realm of the probable

The successive killings of four young men, Kian de los Santos, Carlo Angelo Arnaiz, Reynaldo de Guzman, and Vaughn Dicang, whose bodies were found...

Killing our young

The country has been gripped with dread these past weeks because of the spate of brutal murders of young men possibly by members of...

This war won’t end

With the resumption of police operations on behalf of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, it is obvious that this administration believes that the...

Voices of the Catholic Church

This past week, some of the strongest voices protesting against the brutal execution by criminal police officers of Kian de los Santos were from...

A problem of health and poverty

It does not appear as though President Rodrigo Duterte can end the war against drugs by the end of his term. Note that what he...

Rody defends cops in Ozamiz raid

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday defended the bloody raid that led to the deaths of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 15 other people,...

Council of elders helps in drug war

Recognizing the value of their wisdom and lifelong experiences, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada gathered on Friday more than 80 senior citizens, mostly retired professionals...

Palace, DTI’s Lopez assail New York Times editorial

The Palace on Tuesday cried foul over an editorial piece by US daily The New York Times calling on Manila’s trade partners to hit...

New York Times presses for sanctions on Manila

CALLING for international scrutiny and accountability for the thousands of deaths under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, the US-based newspaper The New York...

Amnesty International’s investigation on EJKs

In the next few weeks, I will be writing a series of columns on the war against drugs. I will use as my main...

Rotary teams up with Quezon City on drug drive

THE Rotary Club of Kamuning or RoCK and the Quezon City government have partnered in the war against drugs. Leonard Lim, RoCK president, declared their...

Killing mentality

If one goes by the daily news, it would seem that we are a country at war—wars of various kinds, but wars involving Filipinos...
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