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It is autumn in Paris and the cold can be biting. The members of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) general conference slowly and steadily unbundled themselves from the 15-hour flight to prepare for the country’s quest for a seat in the prestigious and powerful executive board. It […]

At long last and after decades of planning, court actions and personnel issues, the country has its first-ever machine-readable passport (MRP). Before this, we were among the few countries left in the world which produced our travel documents manually. This was one cause why passports took more time than needed to be issued—the DFA staff […]

Oh no, not another racial slur, this time from the Desperate Housewives series. It seems again that the best way for any film or movie to be noticed, other than on its merits, is to offend sensibilities or to incite deep-seated passions. Controversy is still the fastest way to gain attention, rightly or wrongly. I […]

This is the story of my friend and classmate Joel. Back in law school, Joel was known as a humorous, intelligent and diligent guy. He interned at the human rights center and graduated with a high rank. A few years after, we found that he was already licensed to practice in New York and was […]