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Some dynasties fade away from politics and public consciousness due to lack of successors, defeats to emerging clans or even “erosion of narrative.”

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Naging sandigan ng seguridad ng bansa si National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año sa panahong hinaharap ng bansa ang samu’t saring banta mula sa tensyon sa pagitan ng China at Taiwan at maniobra sa local politics. 

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You see the pits to which Philippine politics has fallen when you listen to Christian Sia.

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Our country has already exited from the manual voting and counting of votes since our maiden foray into the automated election system (AES) in May 2010. Unfortunately, the old dirty tricks in politics have also evolved with advanced technology. Worse, our country’s Omnibus Election Code of 1985 has failed to keep up with the evolution of our electoral process. 

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n the battle for public opinion especially in politics, part of the arsenal of astute politicians and their handlers is to “play the victim card”.

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Some dynasties fade away from politics and public consciousness due to lack of successors, defeats to emerging clans or even “erosion of narrative.”

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Naging sandigan ng seguridad ng bansa si National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año sa panahong hinaharap ng bansa ang samu’t saring banta mula sa tensyon sa pagitan ng China at Taiwan at maniobra sa local politics. 

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You see the pits to which Philippine politics has fallen when you listen to Christian Sia.

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Our country has already exited from the manual voting and counting of votes since our maiden foray into the automated election system (AES) in May 2010. Unfortunately, the old dirty tricks in politics have also evolved with advanced technology. Worse, our country’s Omnibus Election Code of 1985 has failed to keep up with the evolution of our electoral process. 

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n the battle for public opinion especially in politics, part of the arsenal of astute politicians and their handlers is to “play the victim card”.

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