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Ang mga isla na minsa'y sa atin, ngayon ay nasa kamay na ng Imperyalistang kalaban natin. Apat na taon matapos ang makasaysayang pagkapanalo ng Pilipinas sa Permanent Court of Arbitration sa The Hague Netherlands, Mariin pa rin iginigiit ng Tsina na ang buong West Phillippine Sea ay kanilang teritoryo. Ang pagkapanalo di umano ng Pilipinas ay iligal sapagpakat ang Tsina lamang ang may historikal na batayan sa pag-aangkin dito, naglabas din ang bansa ng Nine dash line, na kung saan ay sinasabing may soberanya ang Tsina sa lahat ng sakop ng linyang ito. Sa kabuuan ay kalahati ng karagatan sa Timog- Silangang Asya ang pasok sa nasabing nine dash line. Sa kabila ng hindi matapos na pang-aabuso ng Tsina sa mga mangingisda at sundalo ng Pilipinas sa West Phillipine Sea, ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay mas pinili na tahakin ang ligal na proseso sa pag protekta sa mga teritoryo nito. Batay sa  Sek. 2 Artikulo 2 ng 1987 Konstitusyon  " Itinatakwil ng Pilipinas ang digmaan bilang kasangkap...

Isa bang pagtataksil na isiping mas mahusay kung ang rebolusyon ay nabigo? at baka sakali hindi tayo alipin ng sariling kababayan.  Kagaya ng sinabi ni Gat. Rizal, "Pasasaan pa ang kalayaan kung ang mga alipin ngayon ay sila din namang mang-aalipin bukas." Matapos ang deklarasyon ng kalayaan ng mga Filipino, isang daan taong nakalilipas, patuloy parin ang mga katanungan kung naging ganap ba ang Kalayaan? o naging mga alipin ng sariling kababayan.  Isang araw bago ang pag gunita sa araw ng kalayaan, nag babala ang pambansang pulisya na kanilang bubuwagin ang kilos prostesta ng mga mamayan na umaalma sa panukalang batas na Anti- Terror Bill, alinsunod sa patakaran ng pandemya. Bago ito, ang mga estudyante ng UP Cebu at anim na tsuper ng jeep ay inaresto matapos magpahayag ng saloobin sa pamahalaan. Batid ng lahat ang panganib ng pandemya at lahat ay umaasang ito ay mag wakas. Ngunit ang pag gamit nito bilang instrumento sa pagpapatahimik sa boses ng publiko ay isang op...

"DILAWAN KA O KOMUNISTA, KAYA KA TAKOT SA TERROR BILL"!  Am I a terrorist ? or  just a Free Thinker. Aristotle once said that don't accept everything you hear as truth be critical and evaluate what you believe in. Same as true about the Anti-Terror Bill.  Just a while ago, Sen. Panfilo Lacson feared that if the bill will be vetoed by the president will wake up soon on the top spot of global terrorism index.  Activism is not a crime  Based on the recent events in our country, it is no surprise that we are vulnerable to be a potential breeding ground of radical idealism. Probably, the way to stop it from happening is to pass the Anti- Terror bill, according to its authors. But why other countries that have strong terrorism laws are still susceptible to a terror attack? The most conclusive answer, is we are fighting terrorism ineffectual. Given the danger of civil liberties impairment and constitutional violations, the terror bill is lacking of a l...

"HUY SI MAYOR NAG DONATE! WOW GALING NIYANG LIDER!" Amid a crisis, the well being of our nation is at risk and these trying times would be an era of darkness for every duly established state. But on the other hand, this would bring us some lesson that is evidently beneficial for our living. The story about philanthropist politicians became viral in social media. The elected officials from national to local government are donating their salaries or money for public use. The said news is well commended by people. Some would say, these people deserve to be elected on their post again, for good leadership. From that let us try to be critical, it is a work of compassion to put your money for mobilization of help in times of crisis but is it necessary to seek public office to become a philanthropist? To set an example, Ramon Ang from San Miguel Corp. and Jack Ma of Alibaba Corp, were able to extend their assistance to the people as a private individual. I'm not questioning t...

Does every martial law is a prologue to dictatorship? The Philippines has suffered a lot from the Marcos regime. And we could not deny that its repercussions are still present and immensely threatening the economic, political and judicial aspects of this country. Whenever there is a need for the suspension of the writ of Habeas corpus and declaration of martial law, Filipino's minds are conditioned to resist without any analysis. But this might be the time for calibrating such thinking, to begin with, we need to realize that martial law in Mindanao at President Duterte's term did not result in an autocratic dictatorship. In studying this topic, knowledge about historical facts and provisions of the Constitution refering to Martial law is a must. As we all know martial law is a suspension of all civil norms, establishing a military court and eventually preside to one-man rule. As per 1987 Constitution, the chief executive has the power to declare martial law.  Also, the wri...