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Marvin Bionat is the creator of philippineupdate.com, a news and views site that has served as a virtual platform that promotes various advocacies, including the political empowerment of overseas Filipinos and accountability in government. He wrote the National Bookstore bestseller How to Win (or Lose) in Philippine Elections (Anvil Publishing, 1998) and is now based in the U.S. working as an editor.
100 days down, 1,360 more to go
Clearly, the Obama administration has not wasted any minute playing the change-agent role it was mandated to assume. Within 100 days, it has crammed
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