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#PapalVisitPH: Pope Francis sets Twitter records in Philippine visit
Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Philippines, long considered the world’s social media capital, “set several Twitter records”, despite orders of the government to take down cellular and mobile data signals everywhere he went. By the time he arrives in the Vatican, the Pope will see that Filipinos not only gave him the biggest Papal event in history […]
More#PapalVisitPH: Full texts, highlights and videos of Pope Francis’ speeches
In his Jan. 15-19 state and pastoral visit to the Philippines. Pope Francis spoke to Filipinos on his thoughts about issues and concerns that confront the country and the world. He called for an end to corruption and for fair treatment for the poor, and personally consoled with the survivors of supertyphoon Haiyan. This post gathers the full transcripts, highlights and videos […]
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Fact-checking Aquino’s SONA claims
In his fifth state of the nation address, President BS Aquino made many claims to prove that he deserves the public’s continued “trust” and to bolster his record as Chief Executive. Let’s take a close look at some of those claims.
MoreTake 13 on the 2013 Elections: A Quick Post-Mortem
Even as the Comelec embarks on a slow canvassing of results of the senatorial and partylist contests and winning local candidates are being proclaimed one after another, many are trying to make sense of the outcome of the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Here are my initial post-mortem notes on the polls, 13 in all
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