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President Rodrigo Duterte (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com file photo)

A mighty east wind

For so long the Philippine government has never adopted full freedom and independence. It has always been tied up to the United States of America ever since its birth as a republic in 1946 whence the late Manuel A.Roxas was the first puppet president.

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The matter of Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani

Anthropology professor of UP-Mindanao Aya Ragragio invited us for a visit to the Libingan ng mga Bayani. She showed us an aerial view of the place and then took us for a leisurely promenade around it while spiritedly confiding everything she knew about the consecrated ground

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte reiterates his strong stance against illegal drugs during his first State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 25, 2016. ACE MORANDANTE/PPD

Why President Duterte Rambles in his SONA

A lot of critical essays have been penned by so called political analysts right after the historic State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte last July 25. …

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