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Media has become powerful force, especially in a democratic country like the Philippines, where it plays a vital role in creating, moulding and reflecting public opinion. Media is sometimes referred to as the Fourth Estate, which means that it has the status of being the fourth branch of government. The term was invented by the British politician, Edmund Burke.

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I was tossin’ and turnin’ early dawn Tuesday, disturbed by that bombshell about that supposedly P10 billion pork barrel scam. It has been plaguing the headlines of media outlets over the weekend including the issue on Charter changes that we wrote about in last Tuesday’s column.

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All our elections have never been as clean and orderly as it should be.

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During the onslaught of the habagat, I asked Twitter followers: “What have you done to help in solving the garbage situation?” The most common replies I got were garbage segregation and less use of plastic.

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As best I can, I avoid writing about the same topic for two publications. Today however, I make an exception to that rule because I am very concerned about how a proposed bill in Congress could sneak up on us and rob us of our freedom of religion.

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Finally, the Supreme Court SC) has upped the ante vs the Senate Impeachment court when yesterday afternoon, the SC in a vote of 8-5 issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the (Senate) Impeachment Court from implementing a subpoena compelling the Philippine Savings Bank (PSB) to send a representative and submit documents on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s foreign currency accounts.

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Atong kutloon unsa kining R.A. No. 7432: “An Act to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to nation building.

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I’m glad that Gov. Gwen F. Garcia has put her foot down against the “Lingam” issue where Korean tourists supposedly come to Cebu to have a “Yoni” massage, the women’s version of “Lingam” massage which a woman’s genitals get a massage from male masseurs.

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At four o’clock in the morning, Jay Sonza wakes up to face life’s newest challenges particularly in his campaign for the vice presidency this forthcoming elections.

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A very determined young man had been trying for months to be granted an interview with a very successful company. After trying so many times he finally managed to get the Personnel Director to take his call.

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I was tossin’ and turnin’ early dawn Tuesday, disturbed by that bombshell about that supposedly P10 billion pork barrel scam. It has been plaguing the headlines of media outlets over the weekend including the issue on Charter changes that we wrote about in last Tuesday’s column.

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All our elections have never been as clean and orderly as it should be.

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During the onslaught of the habagat, I asked Twitter followers: “What have you done to help in solving the garbage situation?” The most common replies I got were garbage segregation and less use of plastic.

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As best I can, I avoid writing about the same topic for two publications. Today however, I make an exception to that rule because I am very concerned about how a proposed bill in Congress could sneak up on us and rob us of our freedom of religion.

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Finally, the Supreme Court SC) has upped the ante vs the Senate Impeachment court when yesterday afternoon, the SC in a vote of 8-5 issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the (Senate) Impeachment Court from implementing a subpoena compelling the Philippine Savings Bank (PSB) to send a representative and submit documents on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s foreign currency accounts.

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Atong kutloon unsa kining R.A. No. 7432: “An Act to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to nation building.

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I’m glad that Gov. Gwen F. Garcia has put her foot down against the “Lingam” issue where Korean tourists supposedly come to Cebu to have a “Yoni” massage, the women’s version of “Lingam” massage which a woman’s genitals get a massage from male masseurs.

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A very determined young man had been trying for months to be granted an interview with a very successful company. After trying so many times he finally managed to get the Personnel Director to take his call.

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