NPA undertook military operations at height of peace talks
Including raid on Henry Syâs Pico de Loro resort in Nasugbu THE communist New Peopleâs Army (NPA) undertook 18 armed attacks against government forces in February alone, or at the…
The tragedy of the Philippine communist insurgency
Last of a three-part series THE Philippine communist movement in the 1970s recruited not only the best and the brightest of the generation that came of age in that period,…
The communist insurgency: The Marcos-Aquino curse on the nation
The Philippine elite and all Presidents after Marcos left it alone to grow THERE are several unique features of our unlucky country that distinguish us from the rest of booming…
Communist negotiators have no control of the NPA. So what for the peace talks?
PRESIDENT Duterte announced in the past two days the virtual end of his peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (masked as the National Democratic Front), mainly because…
Cost to nation of Aquinoâs 2011 stopping of Laguna Lake project will be colossal
Second of Two Parts IT is likely that only when Metropolitan Manila and towns near Laguna de Bay are horrendously flooded in the coming monsoon season, will we realize how…
World court rules Aquinoâs 2011 cancellation of Belgian dredging project illegal
Orders PH govt to pay Belgian firm P0.8 billion THE World Bankâs International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled January 23 that former President Benigno Aquino IIIâs…
How many police crimes havenât been exposed?
OF course we donât know, and we may never know. We were only jarred over the likelihood that heinous crimes committed by the police have risen since President Duterteâs war…
Duterteâs legacy: Liberation from religion?
THAT seems unlikely, as Catholicism has brainwashed over 20 generations of Filipinos, as Christianity has Western civilization for about two centuries, and its hold on peopleâs superstitious minds will probably…
Our national shame: Aquino got away with his Mamasapano âalternative truthâ
IF youâre wondering where on earth US President Donald Trumpâs spokespersons got the totally insane notion of âalternative factsâ to counter media reports that the new Presidentâs inauguration drew one…
When will we have âPhilippines Firstâ?
WHILE the new US President Donald Trump is inarguably a demagogic megalomaniac, he demonstrated a streak of genius, or a deep insight into his countrymenâs feelings, that made him win,…