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Try again, fail better
Islam obliges its faithful to always respect women and children, particularly in times of conflict. Or so believed the Mangudadatus, one of whose scions, Ismael, is challenging the entrenched Ampatuan clan for the governorship of Maguindanao Province in western Mindanao. Full story
Imelda Is Less Than Terrific
The artist abroad Luis H. FranciaNEW YORK, United States—The musical Imelda, on its last week at an Off-Broadway theater and produced by the venerable Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, has as its secondary title, “A New Musical.”
Racism in US health care reform debate
The artist abroad Luis H. FranciaAnyone who thought that somehow the issue of race had been transcended by the historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States—that we have overcome and are now in a post-racial society—should have been quickly disabused of that with unmistakable signs, such as the rancorous debate on health
Cory’s glory makes Gloria looks small
The artist abroad Luis H. FranciaNEW YORK, United States—They came to bury Cory, and to praise her. Former president Corazon C. Aquino’s death on August 1 occasioned an outpouring of national grief similar to the paroxysms the country experienced when Ninoy, her husband, was assassinated in 1983, by a murderous, dictatorial regime.
Human rights in Obama-Arroyo meet
The artist abroad Luis H. FranciaNEW YORK, United States — This past May 19th three members of a medical-relief mission were forced into a dark blue van by a group of armed men in the village of Kapanildan, town of La Paz, Tarlac.
Middle ground is not middle-of-the-road
The artist abroad Luis H. FranciaLet us now praise the ridiculous. Let us sing hosannas to ignorance, with malice towards all. Let us embrace the malodorous enemy’s modus operandi while fighting to exterminate him in order to uphold the principles of freedom, justice, and the rule of law.
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