Perezcope

by Perry Diaz
perry@filipinojournal.com

Road to peace in Bangsamoro

Road to peace in Bangsamoro

Perry Diaz

The historic signing of the “Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro” was accomplished on October 15, 2012 at the Malacañang Palace. It was not the final peace accord that the parties wished for but it

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The 2016 presidential race is on!

The 2016 presidential race is on!

Perry Diaz

Well, folks, the 2016 presidential race is on! And as we get closer to Election Day – that’s four short years away – the battle would intensify and get really nasty… I mean, very

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Pacquiao cheated of victory

Pacquiao cheated of victory

Perry Diaz

The loss of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao to Timothy Bradley would most likely become one of the most controversial fights in boxing history and could become the catalyst for reforms in the way fights are

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Corona’s ‘palusot’ implodes

Corona’s ‘palusot’ implodes


The much-anticipated vote on the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona finally came to pass last May 29, 2012. It was supposed to be suspenseful to the very end with either side winning

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Quo vadis, Corona?

Quo vadis, Corona?

Perry Diaz

When the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona went into a six-week recess in observance of Lent, a lot of people were saying that it seemed that the prosecution would have

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Ana and the ‘King’

Ana and the ‘King’

Perry Diaz

Just when the House prosecutors seem like they’re losing steam in building a strong case against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona… just when the senator-judges are beginning to doubt if there is even

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‘Catch me if you can’

‘Catch me if you can’

Perry Diaz

Has it occurred to you that when a person tries to convince others, more doubts are raised about that person’s sincerity or honesty? Such is the situation that Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona

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Brouhaha over pirated DVDs

Brouhaha over pirated DVDs

Perry Diaz

From the time President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III appointed Ronald Llamas as presidential adviser on political affairs, Llamas has become the lightning rod for criticism against P-Noy’s administration. But P-Noy doesn’t seem to be

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Year of P-Noy’s ‘Dragon’

Year of P-Noy’s ‘Dragon’

Perry Diaz

In the Chinese Zodiac calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, a very special year. It is said that more than 4,000 years ago, tribes in China had animal emblems. The two large

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