Mabini Hall

Another bomb, another scam. Instability is as instability goes; we don’t need to complicate our lives by giving in to greed or stupidity. This assumes that we are aware of our greed or ignorant in the first place. But how can we be not in the aftermath of PIPC and Francswiss?

Our justice system continues to be under fire. Delays and corruption are not funny lawyer jokes—they are dead serious, people are dying. What lies in the heart of it all is the writing of decisions. Our Constitution requires each decision to give the material facts and to clearly explain the reason and basis for a […]

In the land of equality, liberty and fraternity, I find the strangest thing—face control. Don’t ask me what it is for, I will explain quickly and as painlessly as possible. In certain places in Paris, notably in bars and party places, there are gatekeepers—bouncers in our parlance—who allow people in or exclude them not based […]

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 […]