Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Of Politics and the Rule of Law in the Philippines

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.19.2012

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Daniel Wagner

The impeachment of incumbent Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona has commenced in the Philippine Senate, with the customary fanfare one would expect in Manila.

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Of Circuses And Sanity In The Philippines

Edsel Tupaz | Posted 02.13.2012

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Edsel Tupaz

If, in the face of substantial proof of wrongdoing, lawmakers fail to impeach Chief Justice Corona, the Philippines will be sending yet another in a series of predictable messages to the rest of the world that it is incapable of functioning as a legitimate democracy.

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Former Philippine President Charged With Electoral Fraud

AP | TERESA CEROJANO | Posted 01.17.2012

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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Saturday prepared to take mugshots and fingerprints of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after...

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Former Philippines President Accused Of Corruption Barred From Travel For Medical Treatment

AP | HRVOJE HRANJSKI | Posted 01.08.2012

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine justice secretary on Tuesday barred former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from seeking medical treatment...

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Philippine Senators Accuse Ex-President's Husband Of Graft

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

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MANILA, Philippines -- Three Philippine senators have filed graft complaints against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband and 18 former ...

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Former President Of The Philippines Barred From Traveling After Corruption Charges

AP | Posted 10.09.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Tuesday barred former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from traveling abroad because of pend...

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Former Philippine President Sued By Protestant Church Group Over Alleged Killings

AP | Posted 08.16.2011

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MANILA, Philippines -- A Protestant church group sued former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday, claiming security forces under ...

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Imelda Marcos Seeks Comeback In Philippine Elections

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gloria Arroyo, Ferdinand Marcos, The Philippines, Philippines Elections, Manny Pacquiao, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Imelda Marcos, Philippines, World News

BATAC, Philippines — Imelda Marcos, the former first lady forever associated with diamonds and a huge shoe collection, put on a bright orange tu...

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Imelda Marcos Opens Run For Philippine Congress

nytimes.com | CARLOS H. CONDE | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANILA -- Imelda Marcos, the flamboyant widow of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, filed last-minute papers on Tuesday declaring her candidacy for a s...

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Twelve Reporters Slaughtered: The Worst Day In The History Of Journalism

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philippines, Columbia University, Reporters Sans Frontieres, Sheila Coronel, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Media, Media News, Journalism, Mindanao, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

Twelve journalists in the southern Philippines have been slaughtered, in what will surely be remembered as the worst single day in the history of journalism.

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Philippine Death Toll Rises To 246 As New Storms Brew

AP | TERESA CEROJANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — Flood victims trudged through ankle-deep sludge to crowded relief centers in the Philippines, as the death toll rose to 24...

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Ketsana: Philippine Typhoon Leaves 72 Dead And Missing

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they wore in a tropical storm...

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A Missed Opportunity for Democracy

Camille Eiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Phillipines, Cory Aquino, Obama the Phillipines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Obama, Committee to Protect Journalists, Arroyo, Abu Sayyaf, World News
Camille Eiss

If Obama wants the Philippines to serve as a leader for ASEAN and "punch above its weight" in the world, it first needs to strengthen its democracy at home.

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