Opinion: Two Awakenings and a Funeral
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Sociologist and columnist Randy David asks: “How much violence against history must we commit to redeem the illusions of the dictator’s family?”
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The Political Outsider
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At this late stage of the ongoing presidential contest, the man to beat appears to be Rodrigo Duterte—until very recently an outsider to national politics whom very few thoughtful Filipinos took seriously. How does one account for the phenomenal rise to national stature of a local politician from a remote corner of Mindanao?
Read MoreThe Unforgettable Macli-ing Dulag
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A portrait of the martyred Kalinga leader, Macli-ing Dulag, as recalled by some of the people who were honored to meet him.
Read MoreMore Questions on Mamasapano
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Although the Philippine National Police Board of Inquiry (BOI) report on the Mamasapano massacre tries to provide many answers, it also raises more questions.
Read MoreMamasapano Massacre: Pursuing Terrorists and Pursuing Peace
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How a police function can run afoul of a political function.
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