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From A twist to the usual tale of street protests in The Economist, an article that analyzes why the Senate with its 2010 “presidentiables” is lukewarm over another People Power.
ON FEBRUARY 29th several thousand anti-government demonstrators gathered in Manila to demand the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo. So far, so usual…
But this was only a [...]
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A tripartite agreement among the Philippines, China and Vietnam allows joint seismic exploration of the Spratly Islands, subject of a long territorial dispute. Objections include possible violation of Constitutional ban against natural resources exploration by foreigners. Lots of uproar. Both Senate and Lower House want probes.
Drilon says the U.S. is pissed. Why, I wonder. Because [...]
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