May 24, 2013 Manila, Philippines
Sunday, April 14th, 2013
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star With her death last Monday at 87, Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s only woman prime minister in office for a record 11 years (1979-1990) has re-stoked the debate over her legacy, both positive and negative, that continues to divide British society. Thatcher’s death “is mourned by
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
In time, those armed with the perspective that forgets, ignores, or dismisses as passé in the age of globalization and privatization the reasons why UP was founded became dominant in a succession of UP administrations.
Sunday, March 17th, 2013
The month-long standoff in Sabah between followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and the Malaysian security forces has turned into a critical humanitarian case, with reports of the latter applying excessive force, brutally treating Filipinos living...
Friday, March 15th, 2013
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld In response to the Bacolod diocese’s hanging up a streamer urging voters to reject those candidates for the Senate whom it referred to as “Team Patay” (The Death Team)...
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Senator Joker Arroyo once described the Aquino government as the equivalent of a college student council. He was wrong. It’s more like a high school student council, and not...
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For the second time — two centuries apart — the people of Venezuela and of other Latin American states mourn the passing away of a great...
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For four days this week I joined a low-key electoral campaign sortie in Western Mindanao, specifically in Jolo, Zamboanga City, and Isabela, Basilan. I welcomed the...
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star An altogether different way to celebrate Valentine’s Day occurred last Thursday simultaneously in over 170 countries, including the Philippines. The unique celebration was a gigantic project....
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star That the Philippine economy grew by 6.6% in 2012 is good, although disputable, news. The better news is that the report has spurred a common call...
Friday, February 8th, 2013
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld “The bill should make us realize that never again should we allow the atrocities of the Marcos regime to happen in this country.” The “bill” Senator Francis Escudero was...
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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Militant peasants in the heart of Cebu City
Both the KMP congress and the conference concluded with the peasants’ firm resolution to press for a genuine agrarian reform program that allows no exemption from coverage and that calls for the free redistribution of land.