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Tightrope or gangplank?

The impact of the Philippines’ policy adjustment could prove enormous, while empowering Filipino sailors may also result in crew shortages for shipping corporations. The Philippines provides 25 percent of the global seafaring workforce, with the sector serving as a linchpin of the national economy. In the month just ended, the …

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Test of faith

He may not be as rich and popular as NBA superstars like James or Butler, but he has the guts and courage to battle adversity and rise after every fall. Being a basketball player is perhaps the most glamorous job in the world. Aside from the hefty salary — some …

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Avert global shockwave

Xi has, on some occasions, said that Chinese reunification must be achieved even through force. While the world watches and wishes for a favorable outcome of the heated West Philippine Sea conflict, the US military and some American geopolitical seers believe Taiwan would be the tipping point for an actual …

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Black Saturday: Time for silent anticipation

After Good Friday when Christians commemorate the suffering and death on the cross of Jesus, comes Holy Saturday or Black Saturday which marks the time when Jesus Christ was buried in the tomb. As the Vatican News puts it, it is the “interlude between the pain of the death of …

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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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