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                    [ArticleID] => 532298
                    [Title] => Don't let GMA get away with PP 1959
                    [Summary] => 

Patriotic Filipinos who truly care for their country, especially the Justices of the Supreme Court, should not take that “moot and academic” attitude towards Presidential Proclamation (PP) 1959 (imposing martial law in Maguindanao) despite its termination last Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 496666 [Title] => Rep. Suarez as face saver, Jamby as president and Erap as Ninoy [Summary] =>

The growing clamor for Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III to pick up the mantle of leadership from his mother, the late beloved icon of democracy, Cory C. Aquino, is owed largely to Filipino loss of trust in their present crop of leaders.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 493132 [Title] => After mourning for Cory, it's sympathies for Gloria [Summary] =>

Chair Wrecker readers may have gotten the impression that this writer cannot say anything favorable about Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA).

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 492006 [Title] => Cory is God's gift to the Filipino people [Summary] =>

“Cory is God’s gift to the Filipino people” was how the late Jaime Cardinal Sin described former president Cory C. Aquino when we met with him in his Palace while forming the COPA (Council on Philippine Affairs) in 1998.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 479302 [Title] => The beach revelers who don't see the mega tidal wave about to hit them [Summary] =>

They have been partying late into the night — too engrossed with the lifestyle of the rich and infamous that they have been enjoying since taking to the beach.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 474031 [Title] => Resources can't compensate for political and moral bankruptcy [Summary] =>

The merger of the Lakas-CMD and Kampi parties last Thursday can be considered a union of Harlots.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 407562 [Title] => The excuse for Cha cha is the best reason to reject it [Summary] => Most Filipinos see Charter change or Cha cha as a political maneuver that was designed by congressional allies to extend ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 66081 [Title] => A suspicious sudden concern for the Filipino [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388363 [Title] => Beware of GMA promoters hosting the debates [Summary] => I favor having debates and in fact I’m proposing that debates be made mandatory and set by law for all those vying for an elective position. Debates are a way of allowing voters to scrutinize the candidates. A debate is one way to discourage the superficiality and incompetence found in showbiztocracy.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1139487 [AuthorName] => AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 387012 [Title] => Blood on GMA’s hands [Summary] => UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston and the regime-appointed Melo Commission have confirmed what many already believed — that the military was behind the spate of political killings. Former Major General Jovito Palparan was named accountable, the same guy Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has absolved, praised and even promoted.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1139437 [AuthorName] => AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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