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The parliamentary government
Thursday, 26 December 2024 06:56 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
RODRIGO Duterte won the presidency riding on the slogan "Pagbabago." His campaign centered on "federalism," a concept dear to the neglected people from the margins, milking this polarizing catchphrase — Manila imperialism! — the overly centralized political authority lodged in…
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The unitary presidential system
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 11:35 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THE previous two columns portrayed this fight between the Marcoses and Dutertes not so much as simply a conflict of personalities egged on by rabid partisans. This is not even a clash of political ideologies — as both are bankrupt…
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Our dysfunctional systems and institutions
Thursday, 12 December 2024 02:40 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
LAST week's column laid down several predicates, which my guest columnist Patmei Ruivivar eloquently articulated. On one level, she made a case for Sara's blatant contrived meltdown as a diversion from legislative investigations pinning her and her staff down on…
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Ramifications of Sara's meltdown: It's not the actors, it's the system!
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 19:20 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
A FEW weeks back, I wrote: "... Sara threatened 'to dig up the Marcos cadaver from Libingan Ng Mga Bayani and throw the same to the West Philippine Sea.' Gross, yet effective in grabbing control of the narrative. Indeed, there…
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An assessment of the Beijing P2P
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 20:33 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
MY column last week was a personal account as a PCFR member-delegate to China. It hewed very close to the non-confrontational and excellent insights of Philippine Council of Foreign Relations (PCFR) president Babes Flores. My focus was on the Beijing…
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People-to-people engagement in Beijing
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 23:51 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
LAST month, from Oct. 13 to 17, delegates from the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations (PCFR) flew to Beijing to meet with their counterparts, the Chinese Peoples Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA). This annual dialogue is hosted in Beijing this…
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Davao's coming battle royale
Thursday, 07 November 2024 01:04 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
FOR the continued dismantling of the Duterte political structures, discussed in last week's column, it must begin and end in Davao. This dynasty was midwifed incongruously by President Cory Aquino upon the appointment of its patriarch, Rodrigo Duterte, as OIC…
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Dismantling the Duterte political structures
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 17:50 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THE whole Marcos bureaucracy has now descended upon the Dutertes, worse than Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) that ravaged the countryside. Mainstream media are inundated by various Senate and House hearings that started several months back. The "pasakalye," or opening…
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