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PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO’S PRESENT term expires on June 30, 2010. Can she legally extend her reign beyond that date? My answer: […]

MANILA, Philippines–“You should have asked for her ouster,” bemoaned my guru, former Senate President Jovito R. Salonga, upon reading my

“WE WILL WORK TO FIX THE CORRUPTION that has, unfortunately, long plagued our nation. We have been working to take

TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SING “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to the University of the Philippines as it celebrates its centenary.

MANILA, Philippines–My father did not finish high school (my mother hardly attended primary school). However, he valued education as the

ANNUALLY, WHEN SCHOOLS OPEN, THE Department of Education gets a bashing. Though this year’s opening was relatively smooth, some regions

NOW THAT THE SUPREME COURT HAS resumed its regular sessions after its month-long summer break in May, our people eagerly

“WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR? Why did you accept the position?” So my friends asked me after media reported my

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court must have agonized over its participation in the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council.

HARDLY NOTICED BY OUR NORMALLY NOSEY media was the four-day conference of all the top officials in Asia of the