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Party absence dictates political developments

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | March 16, 2004 - 12:00am

The biggest setback that Philippine democracy is undergoing is the total lack of traditional political parties. There was a time when we had a two-party system and each party had an independent program from each...

Opinion