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“I hate saying I am not running anymore because I said that so many times already and I ate my words… So, I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t anymore.

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Looking forward to 2026, there are a few highlighted events that will determine how the whole year will progress.

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Every time I read geopolitical analysis of China, there seems to be two contrasting views of what is happening in that country.

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Walden Bello’s Global?Battlefields: My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire and Love (Bughaw, Ateneo University Press, 2025) is a readable blend of personal memoir, political analysis and global activism. It covers six decades – from his student activism years at Princeton to Latin America, his resistance to the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, the battles against neoliberal global institutions and his tenure in Congress.

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We are at the tail end of the 2025 senatorial campaign. 

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There is a collection of speeches that changed the world.

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“Single/Single,” the first original production for cable TV of Cinema One and The Philippine STAR, premieres tonight on Cinema One at 8 p.m. Starring the tandem of Matteo Guidicelli and Shaina Magdayao, the engaging romcom explores familiar themes that urban singles face today in a modern, complicated world. Turn to Section E for more on this breakthrough series directed by Pepe Diokno.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on the international community to "keep momentum" in the fight against climate change.

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From the makers of Dulcolax (Bisacodyl), a brand that has been providing relief to sufferers of constipation in many countries for over 50 years, comes a breakthrough in intestinal health, a smart fiber supplement called Dulcofiber.

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President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

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Looking forward to 2026, there are a few highlighted events that will determine how the whole year will progress.

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Every time I read geopolitical analysis of China, there seems to be two contrasting views of what is happening in that country.

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We are at the tail end of the 2025 senatorial campaign. 

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There is a collection of speeches that changed the world.

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President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

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