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Read more about the article Mary Grace Piattos: The mystery Sara Duterte and Marcos Jr. cannot escape

Mary Grace Piattos: The mystery Sara Duterte and Marcos Jr. cannot escape

  • Post author:Kaloi T. Zarate
  • Post published:October 17, 2026
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Mary Grace Piattos may remain a mystery forever in the Sara Duterte impeachment trial. With the withdrawal of Article I, the Senate may never determine who received the money acknowledged…

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Read more about the article The map does not feed the fisherfolk

The map does not feed the fisherfolk

  • Post author:Kaloi T. Zarate
  • Post published:September 21, 2026
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Before lawyers draw lines on a map, there is a fisherman trying to find his way home.  That thought stayed with me after speaking recently before Filipino and Vietnamese lawyers,…

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Read more about the article Earthquakes and false equivalences: The ground still moves 

Earthquakes and false equivalences: The ground still moves 

  • Post author:Kaloi T. Zarate
  • Post published:September 7, 2026
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Three months after the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake of June 8 Southern Mindanao was shaken awake again.  On Tuesday evening Sept. 1 another earthquake struck offshore near Balut Island. Initially…

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Read more about the article BISDAK Lost ’n Translation: But Where’s the 125M? 

BISDAK Lost ’n Translation: But Where’s the 125M? 

  • Post author:Kaloi T. Zarate
  • Post published:August 20, 2026
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On Day 16 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte,   the impeachment court suddenly found itself debating Cebuano, the lingua franca  of the Bisdaks (Bisayang Dako or…

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Read more about the article Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change 

Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change 

  • Post author:Kaloi T. Zarate
  • Post published:July 30, 2026
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s call in his fifth State of the Nation Address to stop passing system loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT) on to electricity consumers is…

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