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The Self-respect of Nations: The Philippines and China

by W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla   Somewhere in the first of Trollope’s 6-volume set Palliser Novels, “the Prime Minister,”  the Duke of Omnium, also the premier, tells his usually silly wife that—and we paraphrase—nations are like people:  they elicit (the) respect from outside … Continue reading

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In Not So Recent Memory

by Oliver Geronilla Taking a stroll down memory lane always makes me smile. I smile for all the things I did in the past—both good and bad. March and April are special months. They are the months when graduations are … Continue reading

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