Cesar Ramirez

However, despite the apparent warming of relations with China, it would appear that circumstances have prevented Duterte from completely entrenching himself within Beijing's sphere of influence.
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The past of stigmatizing and marginalizing people struggling with addiction has provided nothing but a perpetuation and intensification of the problem.
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While it is fair to keep in mind that such abuses are not confined to the Catholic Church, the abuses remain a disgrace to a supposedly moral and righteous institution.
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It is clear that the problems, and the drugs that have caused it, will not just fade away. The time for alienating or vilifying addicts and users has passed.
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The acquisition of territory has historically played a prominent role in the history of geopolitics and has been a benchmark for a state asserting its power. While the territorial conquests of the past no longer serve as legitimate means of…
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"Today we challenge ourselves to end street homelessness by 2015." - Gregor Robertson in his mayoral inauguration speech on December 8, 2008. When Vancouver's outgoing mayor Gregor Robertson was first elected ten years ago, he did not…
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Typhoons are a consistent occurrence that devastates countries like the Philippines every year, yet government responses to disasters have been historically poor. With the year's most severe storm over, the question must be asked whether…
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