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Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile may be down, but certainly not out. And he would be more of a problem to the Senate majority as the Senate minority leader, that is for certain.The issue of the media spin of “cash gifts” given to the senators save…
BEIJING — Smiling benignly as he strolls among schoolchildren or nods to sailors on the deck of a warship, President Xi Jinping epitomizes China’s new-found confidence as he heads into his first summit with Barack Obama.The US president leads the only country that outshines China…
It would be an interesting Senate when the 16th Congress opens in July, what with the roster now dominated by the allies of President Aquino and the former majority now taking the role of minority.The domination of the allies of President Aquino came as a…
Congress is blaming the vetoed measures on virtually everyone and everything except Noynoy Aquino, who is the culprit.Yesterday, Sen. Franklin Drilon, who is set to assume the Senate presidency in July when the new Congress opens, points to the claimed rift between Senate President Juan…
SAO PAULO — In a scene out of a pop music concert, mass at Sao Paulo’s huge Mae de Deus (Mother of God) church features spirited singing, dancing and shouting led by priests of Brazil’s rising Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement.About 6,000 faithful are seated and…
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Pharisees all
Malacañang and its lackey in the Senate, Sen. Franklin Drilo…
Pakistan pushed Afghan insurge…
WASHINGTON — Pakistan likely played a crucial role in persua…
DENR’s absurd plan
Of all the insane ideas we’ve come across, one which easily …
Talk of dumb and dumber
Three years ago, Noynoy Aquino and his spin doctors were abl…
Abortion is contraception
Mask it with such seemingly honorable words as “Reproductive…
Obama judged by his own words …
BERLIN — In 2008, Barack Obama wowed a euphoric 200,000-stro…
Big joke
The biggest joke I heard this week was Malacañang saying tha…
China activist revives concern…
W ASHINGTON — Charges by a top activist that New York Univer…
TPP: The pivot to the Pacific …
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) started with econo…
Tablets thrust Thai classrooms…
MAE CHAN — In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill …