In my assessment of the peace process during a conference examining the Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) presidency, I gave his administration the grade of 6 out of 10. Looking back at that event organized by then University of the Philippines president Jose “Pepe” Abueva, since deceased, I concede that it was a stingy grade. It...
Author: Miriam Coronel Ferrer (Miriam Coronel Ferrer)
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A second chance for the Marcoses
Interviewed on May 25 after the proclamation of the winning presidential candidate, the President-elect’s sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, described the victory as a “second chance” for her family. In ordinary circumstances, people are generally wont to give others a second chance. Why not? Everybody deserves a second chance to make amends, to do better. As...
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Elections 2022: a political party system in shambles
Our political party system is flabby, almost irrelevant. -Elections 2022 – Political parties are a mere supplement to the fluid alliances of dynastic families serving as the main political machine for churning out votes in national elections 2022. At the local level, the clan of the moment can secure for the family the posts of governor,...
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Franco, Marcos regimes: the remains of fascism
In Granada, renowned Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca is everywhere and nowhere. The airport of the fabled pais is named after him. His residence is now a museum. His poetry and plays are kept and read in the grand universities and stages of Spain. But the remains of Federico Garcia Lorca are nowhere....