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‘Energizer’ Joey

The country’s top envoy seems to be having quite an autumn. From super-storm Sandy to the oil rig mishap in the Gulf, Ambassador Jose “Joey” Cuisia Jr. has been taking a pro-active role as the...

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Pinoys owe Pacquiao

The massive loss brought by typhoon “Pablo” got little relief from a different kind of tragedy thousands of miles away – the shocking knock-out of Mindanao’s favorite son and Philippine hero Manny...

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Sabah misadventure

While doing a special report about US-funded projects in Sarangani (yes, Manny Pacquiao’s adopted hometown), we chanced upon a couple of fishermen on a pristine stretch of white sand beach talking in a...

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Courage essential to independence

  Is a modus vivendi possible for the Philippine’s territorial claims in Sabah and the West Philippine Sea? As the Philippines celebrates her 115th year as a sovereign and free republic, that sounded...

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Need a little more work

Immigrants powering America – that was the theme of this year’s People Ball, a civic rally masquerading as a dance party or is that the other way around? The Migrant Heritage Commission organizes the...

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Failure of leadership

A true leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, does not search for consensus, rather he molds it. President Obama cut a sad, lonely figure during the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia as he...

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My adventure

This time of the month, this writer always struggles to find a subject to write about. It’s not that there aren’t enough here or back home in the Philippines. Natural and man-made calamities are worthy...

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The 23 enigma

Novelist William S. Burroughs, who was drawn to opiates and political unrest, was credited with perpetuating “23 enigma” that connotes good albeit fleeting fortune. In 1967, he wrote a short story and...

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The Pope’s letter

At the pinnacle of power, Martial Law administrators in the Philippines shuddered on weekends. It was when priests read “pastoral letters” that were often scathing attacks against their corruption and...

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Haunted Embassy

Is the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC haunted? The soil within a foreign embassy is considered sacrosanct. The unauthorized entry by host countries might tantamount to an invasion of the sovereign...

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The fruits of Francis’ visit

No one draws Filipinos to the streets faster than a visiting pope. That happened when Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II arrived in Manila, holding public masses that easily drew monstrous crowds,...

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Price of peace

The recent clash between police and separatist militants has exposed the huge challenges to bringing peace to strife-torn Mindanao. The death of about 40 police commandos provided a painful reminder...

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Failure of leadership

As a multitude gathered at the EDSA Shrine in January 2001, they were quietly joined by elements of the elite Special Action Force (SAF), settling in the bowels of a nearby shopping mall condominium,...

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What’s your story?

We’re publishing with this issue the second in a series of articles contributed by Fil-Am students from George Mason University. We kicked it off with Kathleen Cabrera and in this edition we’re...

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Loudest voice doesn’t always win

Opposing sides faced off on the steps of the Supreme Court where lawyers argued the pros and cons of a dispute over whether the federal government may continue to provide subsidized health insurance to...

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FBI reward and ‘balato’

The flurry of reports on the Mamasapano debacle from Congress, the MILF and the PNP itself, gave credence to much of what the public already knew; but it could have added import in what they didn’t...

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Ready to fight alone

Gen. Pio Catapang, the highest ranking Philippine military officer, described the country’s predicament in stark terms – in case of a shooting war in the West Philippine Sea, they would be left to fend...

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Life outside TPP

The Aquino administration’s apparent indecision on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) could prove costly for the Philippines, as the White House presses its case for congressional approval on Capitol...

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Bridging the chasm

Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. ran the proverbial gauntlet, hemmed on either side by Manila Mail Associate Editor Lito Katigbak and this writer. We asked him about Manila’s claims of hefty economic gains...

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Loving Pia

For one brief moment, traffic stood still in parts of Metro Manila as people stopped to gawk and cheer Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, the 26-year-old Filipino-German actress and model who was declared the...

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