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sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.
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Santa Rosa City is Laguna's third legislative district since 2016 after the cities of Binan and Calamba.
After Manuel's remark, Dela Rosa then lost his cool and chided the student leader for mentioning an unrelated matter to the hearing that discusses ROTC.
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Rosa was then assistant professor of International Relations.
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It still exists inside the penitentiary,' dela Rosa admitted.
The official was reacting to the statement of the New York-based group Human Rights Watch that dela Rosa should be held accountable for thousands of Extra-Judicial killing under the war on drugs which targets mainly slum dwellers.
Written in a documentary-like and very readable style, Rosa of the Wild Grass will appeal to a broad audience that includes high school and college students, readers interested in the history of Central America and gender issues, and researchers searching for first-person data.
Mr Swales added: "The decision has been taken in consultation with the police, staff and Rosa's family and while this remains a difficult time, there has been tremendous support for this."
Synopsis: A an iconic figure of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of revolutionary socialist thought.
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