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By Perry Diaz
Colonialism from within
When Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the island of Homonhon in Samar on the feast day of Saint Lazarus of Bethany...
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By Perry Diaz
President Rodrigo Duterte has a plan that would counter communist assassins. It’s going to be violence vs. violence. It’s going to be...
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By Perry Diaz
During the 300-year Spanish colonial era, the natives were called “indios” and the Philippine-born Spaniards and mestizos (mixed heritage) were called “Filipinos.”
In 1898, after a...
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By Perry Diaz
For 32 years after her late husband, dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was toppled from power, Imelda Marcos was never convicted of the crimes...
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By Perry Diaz
For the past several years, the prospect of Chinese invasion of the Philippines has instilled fear among Filipinos – they remember the...
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By Perry Diaz
With the renewed relationship that’s growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, there is a lot of goodwill...
One of the most – if not the most – atrocious massacreS committed against Filipinos occurred in Eastern Samar during the Philippine-American War. The order...
With an impressive –if not controversial – résumé, Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV has ridden a high-speed “roller coaster” all his adult life. Several...
On August 13, 2018, the most anticipated political event happened. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, struck on her own...
