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Who killed EDSA?

Wednesday, 03 March 2021 09:16 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

LAST week, the EDSA People Power Revolution was commemorated. Strictly not a “revolution,” having caused no systemic political structural changes, but in essence, it refers to the ardor of those four heady days in 1986 that fueled remembrances, holding the…

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Anatomy of two impeachments — nuances and repercussions

Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09:14 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

THE acquittal of former president Donald Trump by the US Senate is now part of its Congressional Records, an indelible historical blight that will haunt America for generations. That this trial doesn’t follow the conventional “trial by jury” enshrined in…

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Duterte’s time running out: A case for repairing his legacy

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 06:09 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana

IN the first part of this series last week, I critiqued President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s three pledges as monumental failures. “Operation Tokhang,” his flagship program on war on illegal drugs, left in its wake thousands of dead Filipinos, meriting him…

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Duterte’s time running out — monumental failures

Wednesday, 10 February 2021 09:36 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

THIS regime ends in 15 months. Before that, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) becomes a lame duck unless he is perceived as still powerful and influential in shaping the next administration, either as a “surrogate president” under the harebrained proposals…

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The political economy of vaccines: World poverty, vaccination, herd immunity

Wednesday, 03 February 2021 08:34 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

Last of 2 partsTHIS second part on the Covid-19 vaccine puts into perspective the need for massive vaccination as a precondition to lifting the lockdowns and reviving the global economy.Lockdowns, the knee-jerk solution to the pandemic, have exacted an intolerable…

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SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS. The fall of Trump, the rise of Biden

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 03:50 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

JAN. 20, 2021. The world was riveted to their TV sets for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Earlier that morning, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania were seen sneaking out of the White House for the very last time. Marine…

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Where is America going?

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:14 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

AT noontime Eastern Time, Jan. 20, 2021, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.Weeks ago, I wrote about the elections, focusing on President Trump’s dangerous behavior, a sad episode in American history. US…

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The political economy of vaccines

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 09:37 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

IN the past, I commended the Deegong for his efforts to contain the pandemic — in contrast to what his counterpart did in America, allowing 370,000 people to die. But this is not about Trump; this is about the political…

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