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Almost 30 years after the siege that lasted 1, 425 days, Sarajevo's battle scars are still all over the place.

American obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea is a nothing-burger. The question for Filipinos is whether they would risk upgrading this obligation under a renegotiated MDT given the certainty of a conflict between U.S. and China for dominance in the region. The question for Americans is whether they would be willing to foot the bill with their lives on tiny rocks thousands of miles across the Pacific.

Aurora province is decidedly the bailiwick of the Angara political family. Eight Angaras have so far sat in various elective positions in the province and in its capital of Baler.

“Without an independent, self-sustaining media, it is impossible to guarantee citizens the information they need to oppose the government,” says Harvard prof Steven Levitsky.

No past secretary of education had ever done it. Simply, it is not done. Militarism in the education bureaucracy is not within its mandate.

Unlike Gloria, who is an economist, Sara’s incompetence would only exacerbate the country’s current situation.

Following the publication of our obituary article on the death of the great freedom fighter and statesman Rene Saguisag (“Why Rene Saguisag was only a 1-term senator,” April 26, 2024), we received a letter from the late senator’s only sister Lulu Saguisag Santos.

More than slogans, songs or pledges, meaningful changes are realized when people see good examples and dedicated work from their leaders.

It was my nearly seven-year-old son, who occasionally plays “retro” (2000s) video games, who helped me figure it out. I was puzzling over why the so-called Bagong Pilipinas hymn seemed so familiar. While we were listening to the song, my son asked, “Why does that sound like the Wii Sports song?”

The most infamous of course was Station 6 in Batasan, Quezon City. Thanks to the Reuters report of 2017, the name Davao Boys became synonymous with the killing orgies done by police at the height of Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called war on drugs.

The looming issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former president Rodrigo Duterte and his accomplices in his deadly war on drugs is expected to impact tremendously in the 2025 midterm and the 2028 presidential elections.

Given his several somersaults on Charter change and many other issues, are you convinced that Duterte has transformed into an advocate of free speech and a defender of the Constitution?

Today, the CASE (Against Summary Executions are safely deposited as important testimonial evidence of crimes against humanity lodged on the two Dutertes at the International Criminal Court. Thanks to the fearless work of Fr. Picardal..

Will he last long enough in his new position as Senate president to show his brand of good governance and eventually rise to the presidency?

The factors that led to Alice Guo’s mayoralty victory in 2022 are definitely outside what you see in her Statement of Contributions and Expenses.

There is only ONE word to describe what is in the mind of a major power that amasses a fleet of 44 military vessels to play goalkeeper in a small atoll against a squadron of wooden fishing boats manned by civilians- FEAR

Chit's death came in a split second, but the resolution of her case took almost 13 years, which is way too long.

It all began in 2004, when Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was president, Avelino Cruz was secretary of National Defense.