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Benjie Oliveros | Local Polls Reflect the True State of Philippine Elections
Benjie Oliveros | Local Polls Reflect the True State of Philippine Elections
As more candidates contest local positions, the more violent local elections become. While personality politics shows the triviality of national elections, warlord politics reveals the violent character of local elections. And no amount of vague calls and covenants for peaceful and fair elections would put a stop to these.
Benjie Oliveros | Party-List Elections, a Failing Democracy Project?
Benjie Oliveros | Party-List Elections, a Failing Democracy Project?
The worst thing that could happen with the expected low participation in the party-list elections is that it would create an opportunity for the Arroyo government to pad votes for Malacañang-sponsored party-list groups.
Benjie Oliveros | Appeals Court Decision on Morong 43 Sets Dangerous Precedent
Benjie Oliveros | Appeals Court Decision on Morong 43 Sets Dangerous Precedent
It was obvious that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was lying right from the start. And yet, despite the glaring violations of the rights of the 43 health workers, the Court of Appeals (CA) junked the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Why?
Benjie Oliveros | Still a Long Struggle Ahead for Women and the Oppressed
Benjie Oliveros | Still a Long Struggle Ahead for Women and the Oppressed
Women are being commodified in capitalist countries and made as slaves in backward, agricultural countries. Women are the ones being pimped by governments of backward, agricultural countries to serve as slaves of more affluent countries.
Benjie Oliveros | A Sinister Plan to Sneak Back to Power
Benjie Oliveros | A Sinister Plan to Sneak Back to Power
I could not remember any precedent in history where there is such a mad rush for positions in Congress by officials, relatives, and close allies of an outgoing administration.
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
Benjie Oliveros | The Gains and Promise of the People Power Uprising at Edsa
The ruling elite and one segment of the middle class would want to make the people believe that one person could fulfill the unfinished tasks of Edsa 1 to lull the Filipino masses into complacency and dependence. In fact, they do not want another people power uprising to take place, reasoning that it would shake the political order. And that is where the problem lies.
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