Has the Philippines become an oligarchipelago?

By Yen Makabenta

Aug 06, 2016 1:04 am

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I planned to reserve the term “oligarchipelago” for a book that I am writing and which keeps me awake most nights these days, but President Duterte‘s loud blast against oligarchs last Wednesday in Malacanang has forced a change of plans.

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