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Part 2: DU30 vs the Oligarchy

Thursday, 26 December 2019 13:25 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

My column last Wednesday, December 18, suggested negotiations with the water concessionaires from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s (PRRD) position of strength, after these people blinked. But the oligarchy-owned water monopolies are simply the tip of the iceberg. They are into…

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‘Pakita ko sa Pilipino paano magsampal ng mga bilyonario!’

Wednesday, 18 December 2019 11:46 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

NO, Mr. President, you can’t do that! We are a country of non-violent people and the rule of law, however misunderstood, still prevails. Your base may be swayed by populist harangue, still their default action is toward moderation and compassion…

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Sara, for heaven’s sake, it’s just a song!

Wednesday, 11 December 2019 08:45 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana

AND your father, the Deegong, in a rare unguarded moment was caught in the euphoria thumping to the beat of “Manila, Manila” — the band Hotdogs’ iconic song. I wrote a similar comment on my Facebook page as all major…

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America — a terrorist state

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 12:52 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

MY grandson Maximillian has been fascinated of late by wars and history. When not absorbed in “Mine Craft,” the internet video game that has occupied the waking hours of his peers (he is seven years old), questions about his country’s…

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America — a terrorist state

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 09:29 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

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Destined for War and PH’s peripheral role

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 12:30 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

IN 2017, I came across this fascinating book by Graham Allison, Destined for War, which described the rise of China and its impact on the world, particularly on America’s position as the architect of the international order that has prevailed…

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Rome-Argentina-Filipinas: Lessons to be learned

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 07:36 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

THIS column concludes a three-part series on the creation of a populist welfare state as the precursor of the downfall of empires and governments. Rome is a case in point in the first half of the 1st century A.D. and…

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Argentina, an enigma

Wednesday, 13 November 2019 14:16 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

I HAVE been to some Latin American countries since the 1980s and have found a certain affinity with their people. It is perhaps because we were all once colonies of Spain: Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Argentina. The Spanish…

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