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Beyond dereliction, complicity and treason

MANILA — Flooded with complaints of massive and unrelenting power outages and the highest electricity rates in the region, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. demanded the resignation of his Energy secretary in May 2025 and quickly reassigned him to the Department of the Environment and Na…
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On Guam, oversight protects doctors instead of the public

GUAM’S medical oversight is broken and patients pay the price. Nearly 70 patient complaints have been filed with the Guam Board of Medical Examiners or GBME over the past seven years. Not one has resulted in a clear ruling in favor of a patient. Complaints languish, hearings stall, and outcomes van…
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Proud father of a Marine

I AM happy for my son Matthew V. Dacuma. After graduating from Marianas High School, he went on to become a full-fledged American Marine on Nov. 14, 2025 in San Diego, California. We, his parents, Manuel Carreon Dacuma and Rosana Dacuma, are happy that he was able to cope with the tests at the Boot…
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In the old days

WHEN I first arrived on Saipan 32 years ago, there were still plenty of flights to and from the island, including a direct Manila-Saipan service. The flight schedules were “normal.”
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Will Trump’s domestic troubles derail Venezuela attack?

BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER, Miami Herald The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford — America’s biggest warship — into the U.S. Southern Command area has the rumor mill spinning with predictions of a U.S. land invasion of Venezuela. But while a quick, surgical strike is very possible, an all-out U.S. invasio…
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‘Things happen’

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.The Washington Post Editorial Board The United States government often advances its national interests by working with nasty people, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing, however regrettabl…
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