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    CPP founding anniversary: Peace talks is Duterte’s best option against 48-year old insurgency

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    Arnold Padilla

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    December 26, 2016
    CPP founding anniversary: Peace talks is Duterte’s best option against 48-year old insurgency

    The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) warned the Duterte administration that it may be forced to soon withdraw its declared unilateral ceasefire amid the continuing armed operations of the military and unfulfilled commitment of the President to release all political prisoners. The CPP made the statement as it marks…

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  • Human rights, Poems

    Paano linisin ang dinungisang dingding ng Embahada ng Kano?

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    Arnold Padilla

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    October 21, 2016
    Paano linisin ang dinungisang dingding ng Embahada ng Kano?

    Una, palambutin ng usok ang pinturang nanigas Maghagis ng tear gas. Pangalawa, banlawan ng water cannon Hanggang kumupas ang pula. Para sa natitirang mantsa, Manghablot ng mga katutubo Kahit sino, kahit ilan Pero tandaang mas marami, mas mainam. Pagkatapos ay hambalusin Kahit saan tamaan Basta tandaang mas marahas, mas mainam.…

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  • Economy, Governance, Military & war

    US aid and imperialism

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    Arnold Padilla

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    October 15, 2016

    For daring the US and others to withdraw their aid, President Rodrigo Duterte has been called a “psychopath”. For those whose way of thinking has been systematically warped by colonialism and neocolonialism/imperialism, it is plain madness. As a poor country, why would we shun the “altruism” of rich countries like…

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  • 2016 elections

    Neri Colmenares for Senator: A vote of protest and hope

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    Arnold Padilla

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    May 6, 2016

    The Filipino family is under attack – from profit-seeking corporations bent on squeezing them dry for every kilowatt of electricity they use, for every cubic meter of water they consume, for every kilometer that they travel, for every unwanted trip to the hospital. Add to these the onerous taxes that…

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  • 2016 elections, Governance

    Profit-driven, foreign interests made Aquino President; is Mar Roxas next?

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    Arnold Padilla

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    May 3, 2016

    Recent pre-election surveys show that administration and Liberal Party (LP) bet Mar Roxas supposedly gaining ground after consistently lagging behind in previous surveys. One dubious research firm even claims that Roxas is the new man to beat. There is apparently a campaign to condition the public mind that a Roxas victory…

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