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People-to-people engagement in Beijing
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 23:51 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
LAST month, from Oct. 13 to 17, delegates from the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations (PCFR) flew to Beijing to meet with their counterparts, the Chinese Peoples Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA). This annual dialogue is hosted in Beijing this…
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Davao's coming battle royale
Thursday, 07 November 2024 01:04 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
FOR the continued dismantling of the Duterte political structures, discussed in last week's column, it must begin and end in Davao. This dynasty was midwifed incongruously by President Cory Aquino upon the appointment of its patriarch, Rodrigo Duterte, as OIC…
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Dismantling the Duterte political structures
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 17:50 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THE whole Marcos bureaucracy has now descended upon the Dutertes, worse than Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) that ravaged the countryside. Mainstream media are inundated by various Senate and House hearings that started several months back. The "pasakalye," or opening…
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A different kind of Marcos
Thursday, 10 October 2024 01:13 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Third of a seriesIMEE did the unexpected. She opted out of BBM's administration alliance senatorial lineup. To refresh our memories, with former president GMA, Imee, the chief strategist, conceptualized the 2022 UniTeam, propelling BBM and Sara to victory. Imee sold…
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The woman DDS love to hate
Wednesday, 02 October 2024 23:44 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Second of a seriesLAST week's column ended with first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos stepping into controversy. She didn't burst into the scene, but it was a seemingly nonchalant depiction of a video clip at the airport departure ceremonies for the first…
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Filipino women in high-stakes politics — she who would be president
Thursday, 26 September 2024 19:11 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
First of a seriesMASS and social media have recently been inundated by a slew of news, "tsismis" and fake news involving Filipino women of diverse status, political color, different persuasions and atypical motivations. But these women have several distinctive traits…
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Pulse Asia — a mad scramble for the presidency
Wednesday, 18 September 2024 23:06 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Last of two partsLAST week's column ended with a rhetorical question: which political dynasty will dominate Philippine politics post-2028 upon the Marcos-Duterte coalition breakup? This conundrum is tangential to the intent of Pulse Asia, per se, but the data points…
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Pulse Asia research — post-EDSA PH presidents
Thursday, 12 September 2024 20:12 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
First of a seriesRECENTLY, a friend shared with me the latest analysis of Pulse Asia survey data on approval/disapproval ratings of post-1986 Philippine presidents — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA, 2001-2010), Benigno Aquino III (PNoy, 2010-2016) and Rodrigo Duterte (Digong, 2016-2022).…
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