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Author: Louie Encabo

Editor's Notes New Zealand 
September 25, 2017November 18, 2017

An Evening in Russell

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1282 Views election 2017, featured, Louie Encabo, new zealand first, winston peters

  It was nerve-wracking and therapeutic, it was exhilarating but panic-inducing at the same time. The atmosphere at the New Zealand First Official Viewing

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Editor's Notes New Zealand 
September 19, 2017November 20, 2017

Winston in Morrinsville: Kicking the Hornets’ Nest

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1531 Views election 2017, labour party, Louie Encabo, morrinsville, winston peters

Those who still doubt if whether or not New Zealand has a rural-urban divide should have been in Morrinsville yesterday at noon. In response

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Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First Party.
New Zealand 
August 31, 2017November 20, 2017

Why You’re Wrong About Winston Peters

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1485 Views featured, new zealand, politics

For the migrant community, the name Winston Peters may be synonymous to the Boogeyman. He is a figure that us foreign-born New Zealanders shun

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The Philippines 
July 20, 2017November 18, 2017

The Foreigners Fighting in Marawi

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2482 Views featured, isis philippines, islamic state, marawi crisis, Maute group

The crisis in Marawi City is nearing its second month, yet the fighting rages on. One of the main impasse the Armed Forces of

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The Philippines 
July 7, 2017November 18, 2017

To Liberate a City by Destroying It

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1459 Views Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, marawi crisis, Maute group

It has been a month and two weeks since the start of the Marawi crisis. As the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ fought valiantly

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The Philippines 
June 14, 2017November 18, 2017

Why did ISIS choose the Philippines?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1677 Views ISIS, islamic state, marawi city, Maute group

Despite being a country plagued by insurgencies – both ethnic and sectarian – for several decades, the crisis in Marawi City still shocked the

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The Philippines 
June 13, 2017November 18, 2017

The United States’ Armed Forces of the Philippines

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1771 Views armed forces of the philippines, marawi crisis, US intervention

It’s no secret the Philippines and the United States are close allies, but is this alliance one of partnership or peonage? 

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The Philippines 
May 20, 2017November 18, 2017

Ka Bel: The Legacy of a Working Class Hero

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2169 Views bayan muna, crispin beltran, pro-poor, stories

The failures of the political system have turned off many citizens from engaging with it completely. It can be hard not to: we elect

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The Philippines 
May 10, 2017November 18, 2017

The Roy Cimatu-Carlos Dominguez Link to the Oligarchy

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2142 Views department of environment and natural resources, gina lopez, mining lobby, rodrigo duterte, roy cimatu

As if Gina Lopez’s rejection as Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary was not painful enough, President Duterte landed a bigger blow to progressive

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The Philippines 
May 6, 2017November 18, 2017

Edward Hagedorn for Environment Secretary?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1912 Views edward hagedorn, environment, gina lopez, palawan, puerto princesa

With the rejection of Gina Lopez’s appointment as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Filipino progressives are longing for another

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