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Pres. Duterte Consolidates Power with Recent Elections Sweep

A Press Statement  by Friends of Akbayan USA: Defend democracy against Duterte   New York – President Duterte’s allies swept last May 13’s Philippine midterm elections for the Senate, shutting out the opposition’s candidates. Among the new pro-Duterte senators are the former police enforcer of his deadly “war on drugs” against the poor, a daughter of […]

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PIDCI Elections Marred by Anomalies, Protests Up

By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Just before the Philippine Independence Day Council could begin canvassing ballots for its annual elections, presidential candidate Olivia David aired her protest to the conduct of elections which was allegedly marred by anomalies. The already hotly contested PIDCI elections further escalated in emotional exchange between David together […]

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The Rhetoric of EDSA

Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon   In 1986, the people power EDSA* uprising in the Philippines was a perfect synchronization of political decisiveness that toppled a dictator without bloodshed. It capped the long, bloody sacrifices of men and women, young and old to oppose the tyranny of Pres. Marcos. It was the peak of […]

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