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My father will turn 85 on May 9. I expect him to get up before dawn, turn on the radio as he is wont to...
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Break the myths with your vote
I almost titled this column “Singing nurses with quack medicines,” as I only see the ambitions of these candidates but not their integrity. In fact,...
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Send in the clowns
COME election time, Philippine politics morphs into a delirious state, a ragged time when the absurd sounds normal and the normal reverberates with the hollowness...
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As Congress went on recess Thursday, lawmakers in both chambers pointed to their legislative accomplishments. In a video message, President...
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BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. Japanese coast guard Captain Toru Imai (left), commanding officer of Japanese ship Akitsushima; Philippine coast guard Captain Antonio Sontillanosa...
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has turned down calls to become the new anti-drug czar, saying it is now the duty...
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At least 45 percent of Filipino adults are optimistic that their lives will improve in the next 12 months, the...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the geological mapping of all agricultural lands in the country to establish soil maps...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.