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[DatePublished] => 2006-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242740 [Title] => Party absence dictates political developments [Summary] => The biggest setback that Philippine democracy is undergoing is the total lack of traditional political parties. There was a time when we had a two-party system and each party had an independent program from each other. A politician could shift from one party to another without publicly acknowledging the fact that he has had a change in his strongly-held beliefs. Now one can change form one party to another and the usual explanation is that he is changing his personal stand from one political figure to another.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242740 [Title] => Party absence dictates political developments [Summary] => The biggest setback that Philippine democracy is undergoing is the total lack of traditional political parties. There was a time when we had a two-party system and each party had an independent program from each other. A politician could shift from one party to another without publicly acknowledging the fact that he has had a change in his strongly-held beliefs. Now one can change form one party to another and the usual explanation is that he is changing his personal stand from one political figure to another.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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