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Opposition bets slam plan to revoke scholarships of militant students

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 04:59:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Otso Diretso senatorial candidates on Wednesday came to the defense of progressive students and assailed National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Ronald Cardema for asking President Rodrigo Duterte to revoke the scholarships of “anti-government” students.

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LP Senate bets call on Ilonggos to speak out vs ‘climate of fear’

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:11:55 +0000

LP Senate bets call on Ilonggos to speak out vs ‘climate of fear’

Opposition candidates on Friday called on Ilonggos to speak out and make a stand amid what they perceive is a climate of fear in the country.

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Alejano backs call for review of PH-US pact

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:23:29 +0000

Gary Alejano

An opposition lawmaker in the House of Representatives on Saturday supported a call made by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to review the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States.

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Alejano, Belmonte: Trillanes ‘singled out’ by admin in amnesty revocation

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Alejano, Belmonte: Trillanes 'singled out' by admin in amnesty revocation

Lawmakers have raised concern on how staunch Duterte critic, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, appeared to have been singled out by the administration when it moved to revoke the senator’s amnesty.

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Alejano on PTV’s Chinese shows: ‘Part of China’s soft power strategy’

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People’s Television Network (PTV)’s airing of Chinese shows is “a clear display of the Duterte administration’s surrender to China’s power,” Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said on Thursday. In a statement, the opposition lawmaker suspects that the move is “part of the soft power strategy of China which seeks to influence and infiltrate Filipinos through economic, political, and now cultural tools.”

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Filipinos need to learn how true democracy works — opposition solon

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Filipinos should be educated about how true democracy works, some lawmakers underscored on Tuesday following the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that 78 percent of adult Filipinos in March 2018 are satisfied with the way democracy works in the country.

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