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Malou Tiqiua is the Founder/General Manager of PUBLiCUS Co. Ltd. A noted political management expert in the Philippines and Asia, she brings 23 years of professional experience in public, private and the academe combined. Author of the comprehensive book on electoral campaigns in the Philippines, "Campaign Politics", Malou is a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a Political Science degree in 1985 and a Master of Public Administration in 1990. She completed her second master's degree (MA in Political Management) in 2001 from the Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University.
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Amalia Lopez is a freelancer whose sole task is to gather tidbits of news and chitchats in the august halls of both the House and the Senate. She frequents the House and Senate cafeterias, the corridors, and even the plenary hall to get the latest news and the juiciest morsels of gossips happening on the floor and inside the offices of Congressional members.
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Resti Reyes Bringing with him 27 years of experience in advertising, media, and research from various respected advertising agencies, Resti is currently the President of MediaTrade Exchange, Inc. He is founder and co-founder of the Radio Research Council and TV Research Council, respectively, and his name is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professionals.
Herbert Sansianco is a seasoned marketing and business management professional. He worked in the international marketing arena for Pepsico International, and stands as Professor in marketing and business enterprise development at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. He is also the President of Market Bridges Phils. Inc.
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Nonoy Oplas is President of Minimal Government Thinkers, Inc., a think tank that advocates small government, small taxes, free market, and more personal responsibility. He belongs to a network of free-market oriented think tanks and institutes in Asia and other parts of the world.

  • The Writ of Amparo

    The Supreme Court of the Philippines, the highest court of the land, under its power ex-pressly granted by the Constitution to promulgate rules concerning the ...
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Fortunato Balasbas is the Legal Counsel of PUBLiCUS Co., Ltd. He is a bar topnotcher and is into appellate practice. He is one of the few individuals to have served and gained experience in the three (3) branches of the Philippine Government. He is a Senior Partner at Gancayco Law.

  • 2009

    This column is long overdue and is written in this lull of Christmas week. The past several weeks have been frenzied -- a flurry ...
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Neric Acosta was congressman from 1998-2007 and principal author of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. He served as secretary-general of the Liberal Party and is current secretary-general of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. He holds a PhD in political science from the University of Hawaii where he was an East-West Center doctorate fellow. He teaches at the Ateneo School of Government and Department of Political Science. In 2004 he was named World Fellow of Yale University.
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Marlon Tan has been connected with the energy industry for the past 15 years.
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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.

  • Why TheLOBBYiST.biz?

    PUBLiCUS and the Blue Ocean Strategy PUBLiCUS Co., Ltd. is the Philippines first and only registered lobbying and political management firm. When we formally registered our ...
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Kenneth Liotongco is the Publisher of The LOBBYiST. He is an entrepreneur and owns several companies on computer hardware, web design and technology, food, among others.

  • THE LOBBYiST Statement on the Maguindanao Massacre

    THE LOBBYiST condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal carnage committed against more than 50 people, including unarmed journalists and women. ...
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At Large At Large by The Lobbyist
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Jessy Ang, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist with a private practice since 1982. Dr. Ang obtained his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, with high honors. He completed his residency at the University of Washington, where he became an instructor. Dr. Ang is a fellow of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He was Chairman, Dept. of Psychiatry, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma. Presently, Dr. Ang is a leading consulting speaker for the Franciscan Hospitals and various pharmaceutical companies.
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Ma. Gladys Sta. Rita, MPA, CSEE author of Running A Bureaucracy: A Guidebook for Local Government Unit Administrators, Other Public Managers, and Elected Officials was Bulacan's provincial administrators for 17 years before her retirement from government service this year. The book is a Centennial Publication of the University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance. She is currently consultant to the USAID projects in the Philippines through the Health Policy Development Program of the UPecon Foundation. For more info about the book, visit http://www.lguadministrators.com/.
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Hinged on a thread: What’s the fuss over the ASEAN Charter?

On 20 November 2007, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed its Charter, paving way for the establishment of the group’s legal personality and the institutionalization of its practices since it was founded in 1967.
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