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Duterte’s time running out — monumental failures
Wednesday, 10 February 2021 09:36 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THIS regime ends in 15 months. Before that, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) becomes a lame duck unless he is perceived as still powerful and influential in shaping the next administration, either as a “surrogate president” under the harebrained proposals…
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The political economy of vaccines: World poverty, vaccination, herd immunity
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 08:34 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
Last of 2 partsTHIS second part on the Covid-19 vaccine puts into perspective the need for massive vaccination as a precondition to lifting the lockdowns and reviving the global economy.Lockdowns, the knee-jerk solution to the pandemic, have exacted an intolerable…
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SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS. The fall of Trump, the rise of Biden
Wednesday, 27 January 2021 03:50 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
JAN. 20, 2021. The world was riveted to their TV sets for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Earlier that morning, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania were seen sneaking out of the White House for the very last time. Marine…
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Where is America going?
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:14 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
AT noontime Eastern Time, Jan. 20, 2021, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.Weeks ago, I wrote about the elections, focusing on President Trump’s dangerous behavior, a sad episode in American history. US…
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The political economy of vaccines
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 09:37 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
IN the past, I commended the Deegong for his efforts to contain the pandemic — in contrast to what his counterpart did in America, allowing 370,000 people to die. But this is not about Trump; this is about the political…
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Wishes that should and shouldn’t come true
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 09:29 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
OVER the years, I claim expertise at crafting beautiful and well thought out year-end resolutions — on weight loss, smoking, alcohol intake and diet — that I adopt seriously for a day or two and promptly discard. Thus, I save…
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2020 in review; 2021 — what it should look like
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 06:21 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
THIS is my last column this year. I’d use my allotted 1,200 words for a cursory review of 2020 and what 2021 should bring or, on a more personal level, what I want next year to look like. There is…
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Pisteng yawa ning tuiga! And hopefully a different 2021
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 05:03 Written by LITO MONICO C. LORENZANA
ONLY a true Bisdak (Bisayang Daku) can appreciate the nuance of this greeting — both a curse and a benediction. The year 2020 was one of contrast, not unlike the contrapuntal opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two…
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