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The ghost of Bucaram

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | April 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Sometime before Erap’s ouster, I wrote a column on the uncanny similarities between the political situations in the Philippines and Ecuador. Ecuador’s citizens removed Bucaram, a populist president who...

Opinion

To jail or not to jail Erap - FROM A DISTANCE by Carmen N. Pedrosa

April 21, 2001 - 12:00am

In November 1999 when this column first mentioned the possibility of impeaching Erap, there was a howl of protest and disbelief. This cannot be done, not in the Philippines. I cited the Ecuadorans who impeached their...

Opinion

Magnificent hour for sovereign Filipinos - FROM A DISTANCE By Carmen N. Pedrosa

January 20, 2001 - 12:00am

Once again, the Philippines has recaptured its image as a country worthy of emulation. I write as the world watches a uniquely Philippine-style revolution. Remember that EDSA 1 had earlier served as a model for...

Opinion