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Tag: Ferdinand Marcos

Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Death penalty never a solution to crime: advocates

by Eunice Barbara C Novio March 28, 2019February 18, 2020

On March 11, at the beginning of the Lent season in the Philippines, where more than 90% of the population are Catholic Christians, the brutal murder and possible sexual assault of Christine Lee Silawan, a 16-year-old girl from Cebu City, in Central Visayas region, revived the call for the death penalty. The girl’s face was […]

Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Lights, camera, political inaction in Philippines

by Anna Cristina Pertierra February 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Duterte plays with fire in targeting the Church

by Jason Castaneda December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Duterte creating cracks in his military’s command

by Jason Castaneda October 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, World

Duterte picks a fight with his military

by Jason Castaneda September 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Corruption, throughout history and every country

by Asit K Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada September 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Veteran journalist on the highs and lows of 50 years in Asia

by Andrew Salmon May 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea, World

A tale of two countries – Part II

by Michael Henry Yusingco April 23, 2018April 23, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

A tale of two countries: the Philippines and South Korea

by Michael Henry Yusingco March 26, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, World

Calls mount against Duterte’s martial order

by Bong S Sarmiento January 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Why Filipinos love Duterte

by Jason Castaneda December 26, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, World

Duterte’s thinking about a revolution

by Jason Castaneda December 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Manila’s next big challenge is constitutional reform

by Michael Henry Yusingco October 9, 2017October 9, 2017
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia

Martial law debate in the Philippines

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Duterte’s strongman tactics echo past repression

by Felipe Villamor February 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, South Asia

Duterte’s crackdown gets political

by George Amurao February 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, World

Protests as Philippine dictator Marcos given hero’s burial

by Reuters November 18, 2016February 18, 2020

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