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Give it to Gibo

Among the measures proposed to ease the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the most sensible comes from no less than the Defense Secretary himself. Gilberto Teodoro, now on his second stint as Defense Secretary, recently made headlines with his daring proposition to Beijing: to submit their territorial …

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Bully’s 3 wars

While the intensity of the sea skirmishes has increased, an armed conflict is not likely as China is making a calculated move using gray zone tactics in asserting its illegal claim on the West Philippine Sea. Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who has been at the forefront of the …

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Today’s Judases

Modern-day Judases can be found in all walks of life, from politics to business to personal relationships. It was Spy Wednesday in Jerusalem, and things were tense as Jesus and his disciples gathered for their last supper. Judas Iscariot was there, putting on a fake smile while secretly plotting to …

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Gas stations of the Cross

Similar to electricity services, they pass on all costs to consumers through the pump prices. Calvary came days early for Filipinos after oil companies slapped a price shock of more than P2 per liter increase on gasoline and P1.40 for diesel last Tuesday. Although geopolitical situations like the Red Sea …

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Religious tolerance

Tolerance is important because while people may look oddly at Catholic practices, Catholics, inversely, may do the same when putting other religions and their practices under the microscope. Holy Week is a time of great significance for Christians around the world, a period of somber introspection that ends with a …

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Hustle time, ASEAN

ASEAN remains an economic bloc with a non-existent defense structure, but as a group, it can exert great economic pressure as leverage to achieve an agenda. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is evolving into a microcosm of the United Nations in character in that its politics is manipulated …

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More shaming needed

It then raised the actions of the Philippines as endangering the process for the Code of Conduct, which Beijing always dangles as getting its support. The ingenious shame campaign against China’s bullying has worked effectively as it admitted that the recent violent skirmish on Ayungin Shoal was its pushback against …

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Terror’s many forms

It’s a realpolitik waltz in which human rights are used as bargaining chips, and innocent people’s safety is sacrificed for expansionist goals. The horrible terrorist attack in Moscow has shocked the entire world. A spray of gunfire and flames extinguished over 130 souls, a barbaric act that must be condemned …

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Poetic justice

If sports officials were doing their job of taking good care of the athletes, why then would a gem of a talent like Esteban opt to leave the country in a bid to vie in the Olympics? The ship headed for the 2024 Paris Olympics is about to sail, and …

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Indecent exposures

It is not a privilege granted to elected officials to use Congress as a campaign medium, and it is the worst form of inequality in the political system. The Commission on Elections should go further than banning poll wannabes from appearing on television, films, and social media next year, which …

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