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Richard Heydarian

2 years

What I told @amanpour @cnni on Marcos Jr.’s likely foreign policy, and its impact on US-China competition in the Indo-Pacific…

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Richard Heydarian

@Richeydarian

3 years

Next ELECTIONS, I will not VOTE for a candidate if wala siyang solid stance on CLIMATE CHANGE and blueprint for proper URBAN PLANNING! Dapat PROACTIVE GOVERNANCE not reactive!

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2 years

FYI, LENI is NOT ONLY a presidential “candidate”. She is now the de facto LEADER of a whole MOVEMENT that includes old and young, Muslim and Christian, liberal and progressive, and all folks from all walks of life who yearn for a COMPETENT & DIGNIFIED LEADERSHIP..

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9 months

Finally, a LEADER stepping up!

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2 years

Wait: LENI had plan pala for reviving Philippine Film Industry a la KOREA!? 😉

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4 years

So VICO SOTTO was recently voted as BEST MAYOR. Now that tells you what kind of LEADERSHIP this country truly wants and needs -- YOUNG, PROGRESSIVE and SANE!

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11 months

Remember when the DULY ELECTED & PATRIOTIC Vice President LENI led the charge, rain or shine, during the INDEPENDENCE DAY!?

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2 years

I think LENI should run for SENATE in 2025, while helping allies and a new generation LGU level. Meantime, she will need to nurture the PINK MOVEMENT, which is still a 7-month-old toddler, into a coherent force to prevent the worst instincts of any ruling coalition…

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2 years

FYI, MARCOS Jr has been working on their RETURN to MALACANANG not since last October, nor 2016, but since 1991 when returned from a short exile in Hawaii! It has been a LONG GAME for them!

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3 years

Akalain mo, INDONESIA and VIETNAM set to start MASS VACCINATION soon, tapos yung isa NOW lang realised kilangan ng MASS TESTING!?? 🙈🙈🙈🙈

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4 years

So the PHILIPPINES is well on its way to have the HIGHEST cases in the ASEAN despite LACK of MASS TESTING???? What’s going on here?

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1 year

FACTS: In VIETNAM a PRESIDENT had to step down after CORRUPTION scandals. Super popular & competent NEW ZEALAND prime minister JACINDA ardern stepping down because she can’t give her 💯 percent anymore. Meanwhile, in the PH… ano!

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2 years

And all the while they tried to mock LENI as… “LUTANG”!? 🙄

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@Richeydarian

2 years

FYI, RISA HONTIVEROS, the single and only truly progressive opposition leader who actually WON in past 2 ELECTIONS, will have to be a big part of any PINK MOVEMENT 2.0!

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4 years

PHILIPPINES and VIETNAM almost same POPULATION size, though they are POORER in per capita GDP. One is now the WORST OUTBREAK in the ASEAN even when NO MASS TESTING. Vietnam: NO LOCKDOWN of the capital/major cities, and a GLOBAL MODEL. Things you achieve with COMPETENT LEADERSHIP!

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2 years

Don’t tell me “respect my opinion” if you can’t RESPECT the VICTIMS of the dark days of DICTATORSHIP!! Respect FACTS first before forming “opinion”!

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4 years

Officially, PHILIPPINES under Duterte now has the HIGHEST number of infections and WORST COVID 19 outbreak in the entire ASEAN... this is WITHOUT MASS TESTING btw...

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2 years

The “LEADER OF OPPOSITION” is born…

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2 years

FACTS: Given LENI’s clearly SOLID CREDENTIALS, including actually graduating from a top school, her TRACK RECORD of accountability & transparency, & the MASSIVE volunteer and CELEBRITY backing — she should have been AHEAD in SURVEYS by a mile if there were GOOD STRATEGY early on!

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1 year

Incredible: of all senators and politicos, ONLY TULFO wen this transparently far last year…

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1 year

Sometimes, it takes a TULFO to say it…

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@Richeydarian

4 years

FYI, this WITHOUT MASS TESTING...

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1 year

For realzzz!?? 🫢🫢🫢

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@Richeydarian

2 years

SALAMAT VP LENI! You have been a pillar of conscientious LEADERSHIP and evidence-based policy making throughout one of the truly most tempestuous moments in our politics! May you continue to inspire a whole generation of PROGRESSIVE youth and emerging leaders @lenirobredo ✊

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2 years

The election may be over, but DON’T FORGET LEILA De Lima and all folks who deserve JUSTICE for their sacrifice and suffering!

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@Richeydarian

2 years

A PRESIDENT, no matter how big his mandate, is NOT a KING. He/she is ultimately a PUBLIC SERVANT!

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@Richeydarian

4 years

Nasaan si BATO????

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Mukhang May Iba jan na hangang TONI TALKS format lang gusto talaga! For PRESIDENTIAL aspirants, we need WORLD CLASS JOURNALISM where real TOUGH QUESTIONS drive substantive interviews!!! Voters need to know who their leaders truly are beyond the FOG of PR and TIKTOK!

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@Richeydarian

2 years

FACTS: MANILA is so EXPENSIVE! Especially for a “third world” capital! Prices of food and many basic things rival Global North levels!!!

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@Richeydarian

2 years

FACTS: LENI is INSPIRING LARGEST ever “grand rallies” in recent Philippine history. NOTHING compares, except perhaps CORY’s in 1986 ELECTIONS against another MARCOS…

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Parang the BIGGER the “grand” rallies ni LENI, the more na INCREASE numbers nung isa Jan in the “surveys”… 😀

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@Richeydarian

4 years

It’s official: latest numbers show that PHILIPPINES has BOTH the WORST OUTBREAK as well as WORST ECONOMIC CONTRACTION in the Southeast Asian region!

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4 years

So this CHINA-friendly regime allowed entry of MORE THAN 100 Tourists from WUHAN even when Beijing itself put the city on LOCKDOWN? Is this INCOMPETENCE, NEGLIGENCE or what?

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@Richeydarian

4 years

Imagine an EXECUTIVE led by LENI, a JUDICIARY led by CARPIO, and a LEGISLATURE led by DIOKNO... what a DIFFERENCE it would be!

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@Richeydarian

2 years

I’l say it again: MANILA is EXPENSIVE for a “third world” capital. And this is not only about INFLATION but also highly expensive UTILITY COSTS and extreme market DEREGULATION!

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9 months

MAYOR JOY BELMONTE has arguably been the biggest GOOD SURPRISE over the past year. A HUGE LEVEL UP… ✊

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Happy birthday po DULY ELECTED Vice-President @lenirobredo 🥳

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Senator LEILA De Lima… in person na sa MITING DE AVANCE!? 😌

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@Richeydarian

4 years

This meme 🤫😀😷

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Tonight, we saw why we NEED true JOURNALISM! We saw the beauty of DEMOCRACY and INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM! Salamat to Kapuso JESSICA and the GMA team 👏🇵🇭♥️

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@Richeydarian

2 years

Folks, VOTE for a LEADER who can make you truly PROUD of your choice! That’s all that matters, really!

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@Richeydarian

1 year

Looks like MAHARLIKA FUND proposal has been MODIFIED after public CRITICISM and widespread outcry from all key sectors, including leading thinkers and business groups… this is why an ACTIVE CITIZENRY matters!

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@Richeydarian

4 years

So the PHILIPPINES not only has WORST outbreak in ASEAN, but among LOWEST RECOVERY rates (10x smaller than Malaysia’s) and HIGHEST RISK for FRONFLINERS in the world? What’s going on?

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2 years

THERE IS HOPE ✊

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2 years

LENI: Most TRANSPARENT public servant 🥰 ISKO: I GET things DONE, and QUICKLY 😎 PAC-MAN: A FIGHTER with a HEART ✊ LACSON: I’m a steady hand ✍️ BBM: My Father was Great 🤔

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2 years

FACTS: LENI can WIN this vs BBM should she SWING the countless SOFT VOTERS in MINDANAO and among first time GEN Z voters…

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4 years

"HINDI INUTIL ANG PILIPINO" -- Vice President LENI ROBREDO

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4 years

The WORST LEADERS are those who BLAME the PEOPLE for their own OBVIOUS FAILINGS!

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2 years

FACTS: Any ISKO surge is actually also GOOD for LENI 😌

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10 months

NAKAKAHIYA! Na BBC news na to!!! What a total DISASTER!!!

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@Richeydarian

2 years

FYI: Had SARA decided to run for the PRESIDENCY, I doubt that BBM would have been in this race to begin with. The potential MARCOS “return” is possible because of the DUTERTES!

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2 years

So BBM got TONI and LENI got… CHER!? 😉

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2 years

VP LENI is absolutely RIGHT on the WEST PHILIPPINE SEA issue! We don’t need to even discuss “WAR”, when in fact the issue here is utilising and LEVERAGING our strategic ASSETS, including our ALLIANCES and UNCLOS! No one wants war, not even CHINA! Strategy ang issue here!

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2 years

FOLKS: EYE ON THE BALL!!!! Millions of still not-fully-decided are out there!!!

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2 years

Imagine the CABINET had someone like LENI become the PRESIDENT…

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2 years

So a MILLION- STRONG MITING DE AVANCE!? 😉

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2 years

FACTS: RISA HONTIVEROS is exactly what the OPPOSITION needed all along: COURAGE + CONVICTION + CHARISMA ✊

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2 years

FACTS: LENI is NOT ONLY running against BBM, but instead the whole Marcos-Duterte axis… I’m not gonna even go into other “candidates”…

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2 years

Imagine if PIOLO & other CELEBRITIES do also HOUSE to HOUSE volunteer work for LENI 😉

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@Richeydarian

7 months

BATO strikes again!?? 🙃

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10 months

#Throwback : Speaking of SONA, this is how LENI graced it back in the day… simple, elegant, stateswoman-like!

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2 years

In theory, when you WON MAJORITY of votes in any PRESIDENTIAL race, you shouldn’t have much of a hard time assembling an A-LIST CABINET!

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2 years

Before QUESTIONING credentials of LENI, an ECONOMIST (graduate from the country’s TOP UNIVERSITY) as well as a LAWYER, ano ulit Yung ano ng amo niyo!? Ano nga lang ano na… 🤔🤣✌️🤫🤭

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2 years

Folks, survey or Google trends or whatever. Forget about it. This is what counts: FIGHT the GOOD FIGHT, and KEEP the FAITH! Honour all the really devoted VOLUNTEERS and all those struggling and sacrificing for a BETTER FUTURE ✊

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2 years

TBH, I think OPPOSITION should start the PREPARATION for 2025 & 2028 — not to mention resisting potential shady CHA-CHA — now palang. The struggle for DEMOCRACY doesn’t end at the ballot box…

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2 years

FYI: Born last OCTOBER palang, the whole “PINK MOVEMENT” is barely even a TODDLER. It’s a YOUNG and PROGRESSIVE movement by folks who want to go beyond tired and discredited “liberal” cliches in favor of a truly TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership. With direction, the potential is vast!

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2 years

LENI’s triple ACE: VOLUNTEERS + CELEBRITIES + ENDORSEMENTS = GRAND RALLIES — This combo made the big difference in past month!

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2 years

FACTS: You do NOT IMPROVE our local FILM INDUSTRY by BANNING any FOREIGN COMPETITION. You improve our own industry with real and sustained state SUPPORT to ensure QUALITY products that will be welcomed by CONSUMERS here and around the world! That’s what KOREA did, FYI 😌

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1 year

Iba!!! Former Duly-Elected Vice President LENI @lenirobredo 😊 🌸

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2 years

RUNNING for TOP OFFICE while clearly AVOIDING real policy DEBATES is like demanding a top job without any real job INTERVIEW!

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2 years

So while LENI and ISKO were working hard to help folks during PANDEMIC, some folks apparently had much time to watch ANT-MAN…!?

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2 years

To SERVE PEOPLE on the ground, and during crisis times, is NOT “EPAL”!

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2 years

Surprise surprise…

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2 years

If you support LENI, then LEARN from her: EYE on the ball 🏀

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2 years

As I predicted, even the PAST will be UNPREDICTABLE after this elections! Let’s see what they will do to our HISTORY textbooks in coming years…

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4 years

If RIZAL were alive today he would have been trolled as “DILAWAN”, while ANDRES BONIFACIO would have been RED-TAGGED!

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2 years

DUTERTE LEGACY: IMELDA getting BACK to the MALACANANG Palace 👠

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2 years

FACTS: MILF, like all those who vividly remember the HORRORS of MARTIAL LAW in MINDANAO, have every reason NOT to be excited with the potential return of the MARCOSES…

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3 years

FYI, FILIPINOS are among MOST COMPLIANT folks on earth, so the problem is clearly elsewhere...

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2 years

So LENI is giving a MASTER CLASS in keeping FOCUSED on the race and her duty against all odds!

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2 years

FYI: CONSUMERS, as FREE citizens, have the full RIGHT & FREEDOM to BOYCOTT or patronise any product based on their moral, political & personal VALUES!!’

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2 years

Yes, TIMER should STOP when hosts interject. Only ANSWERS should be measured ☺️

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2 years

It’s on!!!

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1 year

Wow! Marcos JUNIOR on his 8th FOREIGN TRIP after barely 7 MONTHS in office! And one more to JAPAN likely next month! Sosyal!

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2 years

Wow! So BBM got TONI G while LENI got PAPA P — and countless more 😉

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2 years

Yes, LENI has been thrust into HISTORY! She is now carrying the dreams and aspirations of MILLIONS who want a BETTER DEMOCRATIC future for the Philippines! The rallies, millions of supporters, countless volunteer… that says it all!

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2 years

FACTS: NOTHING is “OVER” until it’s ACTUALLY over…

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1 year

FACT: Senator TULFO has been the BREAKOUT STAR in philippine politics in the past six months…

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4 years

So will it be: PUTIN C, or VITAMIN XI? Si TATAY na bahala ✌️

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2 years

Wow, PAMPANGA broke the PINK WAVE record!?

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1 year

FACTS: BAM AQUINO, who quite understands basic economics, did push for INVESTMENT FUND — but the big DIFFERENCE is that (i) the source would NOT be besieged PENSION funds & (II) timing: it was proposed during BOOM years of macroeconomic & external STABILITY!

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Yes, for those who are SELF-MADE — and not relying on I’ll-gotten wealth of progenitors — even working 18 HOURS a day is sometimes NOT ENOUGH! Sorry, we had to EARN it on OUR OWN, including graduating from university ✌️

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FACTS: Can we please focus on SOLVING the super BASIC problems… like INFLATION & high POVERTY rates first, before doing all these SOSYAL na MAHARLIKA sovereign wealth fund thingy!? Medyo SINGAPORE & NORWAY level eh! I like ambition but…😉

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2 years

Show of force by Leni supporters…

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2 years

LENI is lucky to have a solid SPOX in @barrygutierrez3 who has kept the faith! And her VOLUNTEER ARMY may yet win the day!

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1 year

Imagine: what if it had been LENI meeting KAMALA Harris!!! Historic… just saying 😉

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3 years

Akalain mo, ang DAMI pala yung “3 percent” lang DAW!? 🤫✌️ Yan na, the PINK WAVE is here!!!

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2 years

Folks, attacking surveys or voters is NOT a STRATEGY. Eye on the ball! FIGHT the GOOD FIGHT!

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2 years

So what happened to those geniuses who said TATAY is like our “Lee Kuan Yew” — naging SINGAPORE ba tayo after SIX YEARS!? 🙄

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Wow, SARAP nung SKYWAY sa NAIA! Bilis ng travel time! Maraming Maraming SALAMAT… AQUINO admin for starting it and…kaban ng Bayan for funding it! 😀🇵🇭♥️♥️♥️ oh thanks din pala sa nagtapos…

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FACTS: During PNoy, the Philippines became ATTRACTIVE to INVESTORS & global community NOT because of constant FOREIGN TRAVELS, which he did quite frugaly, but instead his GOOD GOVERNANCE reforms & overall macro-economic STABILITY!

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