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Centrist Democratic agenda for a Marcos regime

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 08:14 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

THIS week's column introduces the antecedents behind last week's memo to the president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr. (BBM). To recall, that memo centered on the political restructuring of the Philippine system of governance as seen through the prism of Centrist…

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Political dynasties and party-lists

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 05:54 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

ELECTION 2022 has merely affirmed political dynasties as a fact of the nation's life. Long entrenched in the fringes of local politics, it has burst into center stage with the return of the Marcoses and their complete rehabilitation as the…

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Memo to President-elect BBM

Wednesday, 11 May 2022 10:24 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

MR. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., congratulations on your triumph! Our people have spoken as various surveys predicted. I wish you well. I also take the liberty of putting on paper some unsolicited suggestions, as you promised a unifying presidency. We…

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'Crabs,' or what is propelling BBM to power

Thursday, 05 May 2022 16:10 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

WITH a possible 50 to 60 percent of the votes, the Bongbong will have a majority, reprising his father's two terms. Ferdinand got 51.94 percent of the votes against the then incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal's 42.88 percent and Raul Manglapus'…

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New kid on the block

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 09:32 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

BY Easter, when Christ has risen, the Bongbong may have caused the Marcos name to also rise again. I may be damned for blasphemy — but what the hell! The opposition was given the opportunity in the last two months…

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Stopping BBM — the big if

Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:55 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

NINETEEN days to the day of reckoning, BBM is holding his own. The Teflon boy is comfortably biding his time mouthing the same message that resonated with the tired electorate. "Time to Unite for the country" — and the devil…

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Bongbong, the Teflon candidate

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 11:15 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

A MONTH to election day last week, The Manila Times came out with a screaming headline, "Marcos expected to rake in 36M votes." This would translate to over 56 percent of eligible Filipino voters, a clear majority comparable to Ferdinand…

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Sophie's choice: The CDP electoral candidates

Wednesday, 06 April 2022 07:02 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA

"SOPHIE's Choice" was a compelling movie where baby-boomer moviegoers, my age group, were persuaded to confront, think and suffer moral dilemma vicariously throughout the entire film unlike contemporary flicks where computer-generated images (CGI) with motion-capture (MoCap) driven technology enhance the…

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