“For Marcos, the summit marks the point when his administration stops being a mere restoration and more properly his own era… when he returns to the White House, he will be doing so armed with all the attributes of a leader who matters.”

To think, we could have had something similar to New York’s Central Park; a literal green lung in the middle of a ‘concrete jungle’

A Confident Marcos Returns to the White House, by Asia Sentinel asiasentinel.com/p/confident-bo…

Because it’s essentially a meaningless title as, since 1935, the governing principle is presidential authority does not cease beyond the country’s borders.

Map showing voter political preference by region in the Philippines according to OCTA Research's 2024 Q1 survey.

My latest: “A Confident Marcos Returns to the White House,” in Asia Sentinel open.substack.com/pub/asiasentin…

My latest in .Asia Sentinel: Marcos and tomorrow's Tokyo-Manila-Washington Summit asiasentinel.com/p/confident-bo…

Three aspects of public opinion, by Manuel L. Quezon III open.substack.com/pub/mlq3/p/thr…

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How to shop in used-book stores: 14 tips from a bibliophile washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/…

Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees? washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

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“Here is what separates the past from the present: the lack of a forum for the public to vent its frustrations so that in most years, complaining lets off steam… in truly bad years, the steam is of such… pressure even the powers that be can get scalded.”
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We continue to sell Cordillera products with Cordillera Landing on You. Mountain Coffee, Baguio pasalubong, Benguet vegetables, Abra honey, Ifugao sausage, Bagnet, message na for orders.

Former senator Leila de Lima shares how she coped with life in detention which lasted for nearly 7 years. She added that although she has missed a lot of opportunities and milestones being incarcerated, she has become stronger, more patient and more understanding.

#JusticeForKillua 😢

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