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The unrelenting “red scare” has not worked.
Vice President Leni Robredo has gained ground while the dictator’s son went down in the latest public-opinion survey despite the rabid anti-communist rhetoric and red-tagging accusations hurled against her.
Robredo’s association with Makabayan
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For a country of over 100 million, the Senate with its membership of only 24 senators could really be one of the most exclusive clubs in the world.
The conventional wisdom is that senators could only come from traditional politicians and celebrities. But that could be mainly due to two t
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This week marked the apparent start of political consolidation behind the major candidates for president.
Partido Reporma rocked the political firmament by switching its support from Senator Ping Lacson to Vice President Leni Robredo.
Lacson’s red-baiting gamble against Robredo just a f
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To be honest, we kids who grew up in the 1980s were too young to remember the Marcos dictatorship. So when opportunity presented itself in 2001 to do something good for the country, many of us went to EDSA and many other places across the country.
It wasn’t easy. The president then en
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Just a few weeks back, Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters were adamant in urging the Makabayan coalition to endorse her. Other presidential candidates were also vying to be backed by the progressive movement.
Happy reactions thus met Makabayan’s eventual decision to back Robredo. Di