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| VILLAR'S SHOPPING SPREE |
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 In the campaign of 1964-1965 Marcos launched an all out blitzkrieg of vote buying, massive advertising propaganda, media enticement, smear if needed and fraud and violence where possible.Today I see a similar pattern of near wanton spending by the Nacionalista candidate Manny Villar |
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| GLORIA AETERNA |
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| Someday in the distant future, scientists will score a breakthrough and replicate the amazingly powerful adhesive with which Gloria Arroyo has managed to cling to power |
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| TRIBALISM AND DEMOCRACY |
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| Tribal loyalty extends way beyond support of a favorite son. In many cases people seem to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the crimes and transgressions of politicians |
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| HOW GLORIA SOLVED POVERTY |
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| Simple. She boldly attacked the dictionary. |
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| GONE WITH THE WIND? |
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| Six years ago hundreds of thousands of citizens took to the streets to turn out an oafish, corrupt thief from the presidency.
Whatever hopes Filipinos might have had after Edsa 2 have long gone -- swept away by the gale force winds of unrestrained traditional politics. |
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| GLORIA'S NOT SO SECRET WEAPON |
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One big factor that has let her hang
on to power this long is that she's got her own sub-caliber human shield
- his name is Noli de Castro. |
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| IF IT LIMPS LIKE A DUCK |
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| Facing a catastrophic political crisis, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
is searching for the proper leadership image. Should she be a resolute
lame duck, an aloof lame duck, or a kinder, gentler lame duck? |
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| THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY |
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| Oftener and oftener, the official line is repeated: Democracy is alive and well.
Doesn't anyone wonder: If indeed democracy is alive and well why can't it be left to stand alone, unpropped? |
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