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Rodrigo Duterte Janet Napoles pork barrel
The Philippines 
September 28, 2019September 30, 2019

The pork barrel lives on under the Duterte regime

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2132 Views alan peter cayetano, featured, gloria macapagal-arroyo, janet lim napoles, ping lacson, pork barrel, rodrigo duterte

In August 2013, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos marched along the streets of Metropolitan Manila to express their outrage at the revelations of the

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Judy Taguiwalo Malacanang Palace
International Solidarity New Zealand The Philippines 
September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

“She who did not bend her knee”: why the elites pushed for Judy Taguiwalo’s eviction from Cabinet

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1627 Views department of social welfare and development, featured, judy taguiwalo, makabayan bloc, padrino, pork barrel, rodrigo duterte

In the hit TV series Game of Thrones, the despotic rulers you meet throughout its eight seasons would all talk about making others, “bend

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