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The presidentiables — up close impersonal
Wednesday, 03 November 2021 06:23 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
LeniI have never met Leni Robredo. I know little about her politics as a congresswoman and as a vice president where for six years Duterte made sure she would fail. She was a social activist, the darling of civil society.…
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'Caveat emptor': Significance of 2022 Senate elections
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 08:10 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reports that "18,100 positions will be contested for the May 9, 2022 elections from president down to the local municipal councilors. Of these, 48,000 candidates and party-lists have filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs)." But…
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'Après moi, le déluge' — incoming dramatis personae
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 09:16 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
INDAY Sara's defiance spells the death of a father's hopes for a continuing legacy through her, narrowing down the field to five serious wannabes who, no doubt, will fashion their own — Bongbong, Manny, Leni, Ping and Isko. The rest…
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The gathering storm
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 07:41 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THIS column was meant to start a series on the serious wannabe presidentiables from Ping, Bongbong, Isko, Manny to Leni — and their impact on the body politic. But I am awaiting the finale of the "pa coy-coy" or "hele-hele…
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Revisiting old forces — before the deluge
Wednesday, 06 October 2021 07:11 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THIS 2021 to 2022 election season is no different from past Philippine elections except in the degree of insanity where vicious mudslinging and engaging in dirty practices are par for the course. Framed by a circus-like atmosphere toxic to the…
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A curious case of Republicans dying of Covid
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 08:56 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
AMERICA holds the world's worst record on Covid-19. To date, 706,000 Americans are dead, 14.8 percent of 4.75 million deaths worldwide, while 333 million Americans comprise only 4.3 percent of the world's 7.8 billion population. Go figure!Donald Trump is no…
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Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad
Wednesday, 22 September 2021 11:46 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THIS classic phrase illustrates what is happening in the highest institutions of our country today, the legislative and the executive. These two democratic institutions - in theory co-equal and durable (including the judiciary) - are meant to be interdependent branches…
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The Chinese connection
Wednesday, 15 September 2021 08:20 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THE blue ribbon did live up to its billing. Some of the notorious dramatis personae involved in the questionable personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement deal showed up via Zoom occasioned by threats of Senate contempt and arrests.Virtually present were the…
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