EDITORIALS–CARTOONS: MANILA – ‘Falsus in uno’

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 Editor 0 Comment EDITORIALS–CARTOONS: MANILA – ‘Falsus in uno’

.‘Falsus in uno’”

“Bikoy,” or whoever put him up to smearing the political opposition, must have such a low estimation of people’s intelligence.

Peter Joemel Advincula, claiming to be the hooded “Bikoy” in a series of online videos that accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and allies of receiving drug money, surrendered to the police on May 23, claiming that all his previous allegations were lies orchestrated by the opposition Liberal Party and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.

Advincula had first surfaced on May 6 at a press conference at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, where he repeated his accusations against the President’s family.

But speaking to the public while under police custody on Thursday, Advincula apologized to the President and spoke of an elaborate plan by the opposition to use the videos to destabilize the government, and to ultimately oust Mr. Duterte and pave the way for Vice President Leni Robredo to take power.

He also claimed he was promised P500,000 to appear in the videos—payable after Robredo became president.The Liberal Party, Robredo and Trillanes have all denied Advincula’s allegations, but that has not stopped the administration from making hay over his new wild claims.

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SINGAPORE’S The Straits Times

The Straits Times says
A fresh mandate for progress in India

.Indians have renewed the political mandate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a decisiveness that reflects his activist record as a nationalist reformist in his first term of office. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has swept the general election by not only maintaining its position in its core constituencies in the country’s north and west but also by extending its influence eastwards and to the north-east. It has been much less successful in the south but the world’s biggest democratic exercise has proved that, just as elections are the best way to throw incompetents out, they also are the best way to keep good incumbents in. Mr Modi defied the perils of incumbency with his personal integrity, above all.

Mr Modi’s economic record was mixed in his first term. He cut red tape, overhauled bankruptcy laws, and introduced a nationwide sales tax, all of which benefited business and drew the praise of investors. The initially disorderly implementation of the new tax system and the ban of high-value currency notes to punish corruption had a deleterious effect on business. However, even there, Indians witnessed the reality of systemic change which they had been promised often but had seen delivered only rarely. Mr Modi captured the public imagination with his dedication to governance that would reward the talent and release the energies of more than a billion people, and give them an international profile commensurate with India’s size, population and potential. He made his mark as a transformative leader, one always on the move.

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/a-fresh-mandate-for-progress-in-india

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THAILAND’S BANGKOK POST

EDITORIAL : Prem leaves a rich legacy

With the sudden passing of Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy Council, Thailand has lost a revered figure who gained deep respect from members of the armed forces and also those in the political arena.

Born in the southern province of Songkhla, Gen Prem was a professional soldier who climbed to the top of the military in 1978 when he was appointed army chief. It is well known that he had been…

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1684348/prem-leaves-a-rich-legacy

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PHILIPPINES’ EDITORIAL CARTOONS:

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MANILA STANDARD

..‘Falsus in uno’

MANILA TIMES

<TOBACCO TAX INCREASE

P.D.INQUIRER

>‘Sin’ taxes must rise

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PHILSTAR

> Listahan ng Mabibitay!

PILIPINO STAR NGAYON

> Awit vs droga ang likhain

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CAMPUS PRESS

. > The pursuit of empowerment

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