Today’s Views

A Strange Case of Sabotage

A Strange Case of Sabotage

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Feb 25, 2015

To understand better the Mamasapano Tragedy, it is good to trace the journey taken by the so-called peace process spearheaded by the government of President Benigno S. Aquino III.

Filipino Women and the US-RP Relations

Filipino Women and the US-RP Relations

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Feb 21, 2015

The Mamasapano clash on January 25, 2015 between the Philippine National Police Special Action Force commandos and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (allegedly joined by Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and private armies) marks another historic botch in the country.

Dreams Wasted on the Field

Dreams Wasted on the Field

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Feb 20, 2015

While waiting for the Board of Inquiry to complete their investigation of the Mamasapano tragedy, it may be good to train our eyes on the communities where cornfields had been turned into battlegrounds.

Sifting the Grain from the Chaff

Sifting the Grain from the Chaff

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Feb 16, 2015

With the rigmarole in the testimonies of the resource persons in the ongoing Senate hearing on the Mamasapano, it is doubtful if it can be relied upon as an avenue in the search for truth.

Through the Spectrum of History

Through the Spectrum of History

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Feb 13, 2015

​One very vital question asked several times is: Who directly ordered the operation at Mamasapano? And this has remained unanswered. Another question asked is this: Was the US involved in the operation? Everyone seems to evade the question or avoid answering it.

The Urgency for an Alternative

The Urgency for an Alternative

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Feb 09, 2015

To wait for 2016—or for fraudulent electoral process toprevail with the dominion of Trapo politicians—is to allow the cycle of social injustice and all other attendant evils of the Status Quo to perpetuate and prolong the agony of the masses.

​Leadership  in Crisis

​Leadership in Crisis

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Feb 06, 2015

ONCE again the Filipino nation is faced with a crisis. It is a crisis that cuts across the moral and political character of the leadership in government.

Anti-Moro Chauvinism at Play

Anti-Moro Chauvinism at Play

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Feb 02, 2015

In the necrological services held in their honor much has been said as praises about their heroism aside from the medal of valor awarded to each of them considered as heroes fighting in the name of the pursuit for peace.