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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.

A Crisis, An Opportunity

Two days before the torture video was made public, I was conferring with a colleague and an official of the Aquino administration essentially offering assistance
 

REVOLVING DOORS

Reputation and credibility are very important for media practitioners. They live and build a career on these two elements. What happens then to ...
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POLITICAL CAPITAL 1: Freedom of Information

With an 88% approval rating and an 85% trust rating, PBSA3 could have set the trains in the right direction by using his political capital ...
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SANA

It has been two weeks since the SONA of President Benigno S. Aquino III or what I would rather call PBSA3 rather than the propaganda ...
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Think NATION!

Whenever there is a presidential election, people tend to wear their patriotism either on their chests, around their necks, or around their wrists: emblazoned tees ...
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First 100 Days and Political Capital

Political capital is the wherewithal of any elected leader in his next 100 days. If he makes good in the First 100 days, he ...
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The "No-Proc" Scenarios

Interestingly, even while the campaign season is just on its 9th day, there are already several scenarios being discussed on various coffee shops and political ...
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Political Correctness?

Political consultants are hired base on their ability to spot problems, weaknesses, and shortcomings in campaign strategies and tactics and in their implementation. If ...
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Why PUBLiCUS left Chiz Escudero (Part III)

Escudero's compartmentalized style formed 'independent republics' within the campaign team and the 'need-to-know' principle blinded the internal units of the team as to what the ...
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Why PUBLiCUS left Chiz Escudero (Part II)

Good-meaning friends pointed out that Escudero was the very first client we resigned from at pre-campaign. Someone said that the Escudero campaign was probably a ...
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Finally, Some Good News

Note: This online column will appear regularly. For its title, Dean Tony acknowledges Malcolm Gladwell who, in his book The Tipping Point, defined "connectors"

A Crisis, An Opportunity

Two days before the torture video was made public, I was conferring with a colleague and an official of the Aquino administration essentially offering assistance

Media and the Manila Hostage Crisis

Once again, the media is in the media. After audiences worldwide were treated to ringside seat views of the drama as it unfolded last Monday,

Killers, the Police and the State

The main function of the State is to protect the citizens’ right to life, right to private property, and right to liberty. When people have

The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Nativist Aversion to the Unfamiliar

The intuitive reaction to the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is understandably negative. Why build a Muslim place of worship next to a site

COMING HOME FOR P-NOY: Tales from the 2010 Inauguration

My wife and I came to Manila last June 27, 2010, to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Benigno Aquino III as the 15th President of

Brain Gain

In the 1970's, the phenomenon that is international migrant work started to become most palpable to us who are in their late 30's and 40-somethings

Rep. JV Ejercito : Be Heedful of Alvarez’s claims

San Juan City Representative JV Ejercito today urged the Filipino people to be heedful of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez’s claims of fully ‘revamping’ the bureaucracy,

REVOLVING DOORS

Reputation and credibility are very important for media practitioners. They live and build a career on these two elements. What happens then to

Using Smart Power

The approval of the $434 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant for development projects in the Philippines is a clear indication of America’s trust or
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