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It was short and clear. And combative.

Propaganda is central to the work of the ambassador of the PROC, wherever they are in the world. It came as no surprise that the following year after Huang Xilian was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines, he embarked on a music video project called “Iisang Dagat.”

It presents a good opportunity for the good men in the PNP and the PDEA to purge the bad ones and restore the public’s trust in the organization.

It has become an alibi of convenience by Rodrigo Duterte’s apologists in government, oft repeated a thousand times to transform it into Goebbelsian truth.

Kung ikaw ang i-survey, paano mo masasabi na aprub ka sa performance ng presidente o bise presidente? Alamin sa komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.

What can the Catholic Church do to preserve the solemn observance of the Holy Week and attract more people to participate in the Lenten activities?

Their local compatriots and friends rejoiced when Rodrigo Duterte appointed them to the Commission on Elections. That is very Filipino. Failure to see the bigger picture and the damage it does to the national body politic is also Filipino.

National Literature Month has been celebrated in April in the Philippines for the last eight years, but its avid circle of devotees remains small.

Perhaps Duterte's defenders are well aware that it would be difficult to win the battle with the ICC legally, so they are trying to win over the public by engaging in disinformation and discrediting the ICC.

Sino dapat sisihin, 'yung ICC dahil pakailamero o 'yung ilang mga opisyal at pulitiko na puro pagsipsip at pagtatakip ang inaatupag? 

The legislators need to convince the public that their intention to amend the Constitution is truly for the country, not for their selfish motive to remove term limits and perpetuate their hold on power.

Maler, Trinidad, Rayby, Palmy, Vibur, Aguamina, Avertina, Azio, Verzo, Wintrop-Charis, Scolari – the Swiss bank accounts holder Jane Ryan had a knack for inventing swanky names to hide her identity.