By Bernie Lopez eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com The root of the problem on the Sabah issue is the lack of political will in high places, the lack of courage to pursue, the fear of making a mistake which helped make more and bigger mistakes. Noynoy has been using a type of diplomacy which is not working – authoritarian [...]
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THE SABAH ISSUE: The Betrayal to the Republic of the Philippines of Mr. Aquino
by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I concur with the statement of the Anonymous Philippines (February 28th) that President Aquino’s February 26, 2013 statement on the Sabah issue is problematic. In fact, I will even argue that the pronouncement of Mr. Aquino is unpatriotic and treasonous. Whatever little respect I have in him is completely gone [...]
@noynoyaquino Noynoy’s big blunder in Sabah
by Bernie Lopez advance copy – Opinyon Magazine, March 18, 2012 Noynoy’s big geopolitical blunders are starting to emerge – first, Spratleys, now, Sabah. As in the Spratleys, the thing that makes the issue a dilemma is OIL, which the Malaysians will not easily give up. For them, like the Chinese, oil is non-negotiable. But [...]
Video & Transcript: Obama’s victory speech- Thank you, America. God bless you.
Obama’s victory speech: ‘Long campaign now over’ President Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago after his re-election Tuesday night, as transcribed by Roll Call: Thank you so much. Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward [...]
Universal Access to Reproductive Health Highlighted During World Population Day Celebration
Guinobatan- Albay, July 10, 2012 – World Population Day is being celebrated today to raise awareness on the importance of addressing population issues and their relationship to health and development. This year’s theme is “Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services”. Dr. Eden Divinagracia, Executive Director of the Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare [...]
The Sabah Question Revisited
Editor’s Note: The author requested that Blog Watch feature his article on Sabah. By Christopher Diaz Bonoan “And all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty and jurisdiction…” ? Article 1, National Territory of the 1987 Constitution Some time ago, I was privileged to attend an interesting lecture for law students on Public International Law and [...]
Syria Not a Human Rights Issue for the Philippines?
As the photo indicates, the Philippines was the only member of the UN Human Rights Council to be absent during a vote on Friday, June 1, in Geneva condemning the grave rights abuses in Syria and requesting the Commission of Inquiry to urgently conduct a “comprehensive, independent, and unfettered special inquiry” into the El-Houleh killings [...]
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