Politics

The irony and tragedy that is General Esperon

Commentary | Esperon's appointment as peace adviser is so contemptible it insults the common sense. What credibility, for example, does the ?Hello, Garci? general have in talking about the substantive agenda in the peace process such as socio-political, economic, and electoral reforms?

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Rep. Crispin Beltran dies after bad fall


Rep. Crispin Beltran, 1933-2008
BREAKING NEWS
Rep. Crispin Beltran of the AnakPawis party-list group died this morning after falling off the roof of his house in Bulacan. Relatives said he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced "brain dead" due to severe head injuries. He died at 11:48 this morning, doctors said. Beltran was checking the roof for leaks when the accident happened, one of his daughters said.

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Diarog murder: Duterte denies helping Quiboloy

By MARILOU M. AGUIRRE | Davao Today

Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was furious over rumors that he is protecting Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the leader of the religious sect Jesus Christ: A Name Above Every Name, who has been dragged into the murder of tribal leader Dominador Diarog.

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