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By Raïssa Robles This is a strange bunch championing the Catholic Church stand against a law that would allow, among others, the government to provide family planning information and contraceptives to the poor: a fondler of a Catholic parish employee; an endorser of condoms; and a boxing icon whose wife used the pill as shield against his libido. I know [...]
By Raïssa Robles World boxing champ Manny Pacquiao has 12 years to reinvent and educate himself as a serious candidate for the Philippine presidency. Born December 17, 1978, he will only turn 40 years old in 2018 – which is too late to join the 2016 presidential polls. But this early, many are already speculating he will be President someday. [...]