Supreme Court dissenters expose unequal Philippine-U.S. ties

By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
The ?dissenting opinions are valuable because, for once, significant parts of an institution of this country, the Supreme Court, exposed the narrative of inequality between the contracting parties of the Visiting Forces Agreement.Read on.

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Night Market at Davao Chinatown

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At first I thought the white car (brand name: Cherry) displayed on the right side of Bangoy street at the Davao Chinatown night market was a prize for patrons. It turned out that it was up for sale. A few steps away, women handed out flyers. It took a moment for me to notice that the large picture frame was not a painting but a picture of a clubhouse. The women were real estate brokers selling subdivision lots. Now I hadn't seen that in any of the country?s night markets.Read on.

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Mekong fish, a lucrative alternative to bangus and tilapia?


Mekong catfish, popularly known in Davao as "pangasius," is a fish that naturally grows from the Mekong river delta. Thinking of the local "hito," Mindanao fish growers easily relates to it. (davaotoday.com photo)


A strange fish circled its way around the narrow confines of an aquarium that attracted crowds around the Vitarich booth in a recent Mindanao investment forum here. It had the head of a catfish, which reminds Mindanao growers of the local ?hito,? but with the flat body of most saltwater fish. According to the posters that Vitarich posted on the wall, this catfish can grow as big as a shark.

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