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Erap: Noynoy is my toughest opponent
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada on Monday admitted that his toughest opponent in the 2010 presidential race is survey frontrunner and Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

“I think Number 1 is harder to beat. I want to be [...]

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When straight emits the odor of crooked
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo
The Philippine Star

There is a paid TV ad titled Ituwid natin (Let’s straighten it out) that has been airing on ABS-CBN TV Patrol and Umagang kay ganda (Good Morning). It is hosted by showbiz [...]

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Bongbong to Noynoy: Move forward, let Marcos rest at Libingan ng mga Bayani
JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE
GMANews.TV

As the nation celebrates the 24th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising, the son and namesake of the late strongman ousted by that revolt asked Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Wednesday [...]

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Did Villar, Erap, Teodoro and Gordon fight the Marcos dictatorship?
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo
The Philippine Star

Filipinos relive their national traumas owing to their shallow sense of history. Many Filipinos do not even know their real history – much less remember the lessons of it.

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Then and Now

On February 23, 2010 By

Then and now
By Conrado de Quiros
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Then the problem was Ferdinand Marcos. Some 14 years of dictatorial rule—and a previous seven years of bad one—had devastated the country beyond belief. The country lost its possessions, not least its forests and seas. The country lost its freedom, not [...]

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EDSA 1 was a failure, Marcos son says
JOHANNA CAMILLE L. SISANTE
GMANews.TV

The son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos branded the 1986 People Power Revolution a failure on Monday, exactly 24 years after the historic popular uprising ended his father’s 20-year rule.

In a statement, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” [...]

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How to live the way of People Power

On February 22, 2010 By

How to live the way of People Power
By Eugenia Duran-Apostol
Philippine Daily Inquirer

After 24 Years, People Power should already be an integral part of our daily lives. Unfortunately, it is not. Why is this so? To answer this question, we need to be clear about what People Power really [...]

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Gibo favors hero’s burial for Marcos
By Charlie Lagasca  February 21, 2010 12:00 AM
The Philippine Star

TUGUEGARAO CITY , Philippines  – Administration presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro affirmed his stand on extending a state-sponsored hero’s burial for the late strongman Ferdinand [...]

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