{"id":1442,"date":"2022-07-22T09:16:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/?page_id=1442"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:12:34","slug":"in-legal-terms-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/?page_id=1442","title":{"rendered":"In Legal Terms &#8211; Page 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1442\" class=\"elementor elementor-1442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbc1ec1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cbc1ec1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef65a27\" data-id=\"ef65a27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8be5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df8be5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Legal Terms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30549c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"30549c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb4129\" data-id=\"0eb4129\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b426436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b426436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The &#8216;Patay-Sindi&#8217; Republic<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>July 16, 2022<\/p><p>IN English, it is the turn-off, turn-on republic.<\/p><p>He confronted me with an air of bureaucratic authority. It was not the authority of the duly-elected, but of one whose powers were bestowed by a main proponent who is a member of the political administration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c85469 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c85469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/07\/16\/opinion\/columns\/the-patay-sindi-republic\/1851092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3d2c1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b3d2c1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eedde18\" data-id=\"eedde18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e31d06 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e31d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ceac74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ceac74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acff38b\" data-id=\"acff38b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5441347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5441347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>None Dare Call It Treason<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>July 9, 2022<\/p><p>TREASON is a war crime, so there must be a war between the\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=47886&amp;ename=Philippines&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippines<\/a>\u00a0and another State for treason to be committed. When peace reigns, there can be no traitors. The crime of treason is punished by a State as a measure of self-defense. A Filipino citizen or an alien residing in the Philippines, may be held accountable for treason. Treasonous intentions may reside in the hearts of men, but if there is peace, such dormant intentions will not be grounds to convict a person of treason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6083b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da6083b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/07\/09\/opinion\/columns\/none-dare-call-it-treason\/1850302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18bb3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"18bb3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f2148\" data-id=\"86f2148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8824642 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8824642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2449459 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2449459\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c17129c\" data-id=\"c17129c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f8c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f8c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Our Country Men &#8211; At the National Art Gallery of Singapore<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>July 2, 2022<\/p><p>I KNOW, I should be writing about murders, homicides, war crimes, crimes against humanity and all that hair-raising stuff, but being a Filipino made me write this piece. I cannot help it, the indio in me made me do it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7277e88 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7277e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/07\/02\/opinion\/columns\/our-countrymen-at-the-national-art-gallery-of-singapore\/1849468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efb39e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"efb39e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08e1295\" data-id=\"08e1295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c463c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"01c463c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4f6e10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e4f6e10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c5b31b\" data-id=\"5c5b31b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3db76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3db76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Holodomor<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>June 25, 2022<\/p><p>HOLODOMOR \u2014 the very sound of the word is frightening. Now, say it with intensity in base baritone, as if the word is in upper case, in capital letters, and pronounce each syllable slowly; doesn&#8217;t it sound terrifying?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2be5a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a2be5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/06\/25\/opinion\/columns\/holodomor\/1848609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-322a531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"322a531\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1665a6\" data-id=\"d1665a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c9e46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7c9e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af425fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"af425fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-206f8c0\" data-id=\"206f8c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea5773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea5773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A Fish-Eye View<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>June 18, 2022<\/p><p><a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=46756&amp;ename=CHINA&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHINA<\/a>\u00a0is at it again. Like the North Korean rocket man who fires ICBMs worth millions of dollars at the sea, for no reason at all but to scare his neighbors while his people are starving and remain unvaccinated, China manages to raise alarm levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fc33f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46fc33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/06\/18\/opinion\/columns\/a-fish-eye-view\/1847810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2e539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0f2e539\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b67a24\" data-id=\"3b67a24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f2906 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03f2906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af9c60e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"af9c60e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2714d18\" data-id=\"2714d18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339792d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339792d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The National Artists Shopping List<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>June 11, 2022<\/p><p>THE National Artist Award was created to honor our nation&#8217;s artistic geniuses. It was established in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 1001 dated April 27, 1972. The rank and title of National Artist is conferred on Filipino citizens who have, through the arts, helped define our national identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84a2c1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d84a2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/06\/11\/opinion\/columns\/the-national-artists-shopping-list\/1846934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e96eadb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e96eadb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8020b86\" data-id=\"8020b86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558b367 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"558b367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc999d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fc999d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-274f9e2\" data-id=\"274f9e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6c06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff6c06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The Lost Philippine and US Embassies in China<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>June 4, 2022<\/p><p>THE civil war in\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=46756&amp;ename=China&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>\u00a0became a full-blown conflict after World War 2 and led to the defeat of the Kuomintang-led (Nationalist Party) government headed by\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=58646&amp;ename=Chiang%20Kai-shek&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chiang Kai-shek<\/a>. Chiang then retreated to Taiwan and established a State and a government in that island across the mainland. The United States and the\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=47886&amp;ename=Philippines&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippines<\/a>\u00a0recognized the Taiwan government as the\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=46788&amp;ename=Republic%20of%20China&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic of China<\/a>\u00a0(ROC) to the exclusion of the People&#8217;s Republic of China (PROC), the communist State led by\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=60034&amp;ename=Mao%20Zedong&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mao Zedong<\/a>. The US and the Philippines refused to recognize the mainland State of the PROC for which reason they established their embassies in Taiwan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3edfd3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d3edfd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/06\/04\/opinion\/columns\/the-lost-philippine-and-us-embassies-in-china\/1846091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e19f5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1e19f5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98390ad\" data-id=\"98390ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4b186 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c4b186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36c4cb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"36c4cb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a17b1ba\" data-id=\"a17b1ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea71c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea71c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A Neutral Corner<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>May 28, 2022<\/p><p>WHAT are we to do if the synchronicity of events turns into a wider conflict and the threat of war engulfs our shores? One option is neutrality. It was an option which a delegate in the ill-fated\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=44850&amp;ename=Constitutional%20Convention&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitutional Convention<\/a>\u00a0of 1971 tried to present to our people. Delegate\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=1097602855&amp;ename=Tomas%20C.%20Benitez&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomas C. Benitez<\/a>\u00a0introduced Resolution 268 entitled &#8220;A Resolution to Include in the Declaration of Principles a Provision on the Perpetual Neutralization of the\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=47886&amp;ename=Philippines&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippines<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db80c28 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"db80c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/05\/28\/opinion\/columns\/a-neutral-corner\/1845282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14b2bc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"14b2bc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866d561\" data-id=\"866d561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e04c43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e04c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5846b60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5846b60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d879a1c\" data-id=\"d879a1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f5f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f5f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A 17th Century Mountain of Gold in Cavite, a Chinese Massacre and a License to Kill<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>May 21, 2022<\/p><p>IN 2020, in the\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=198688548&amp;ename=National%20Museum%20of%20Fine%20Arts&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Museum of Fine Arts<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=47892&amp;ename=Manila&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manila<\/a>, there was a gigantic painting entitled &#8220;The Three Mandarins&#8221; which was part of the Hocus I. exhibition. The painting illustrates the practice of diplomatic immunity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413c4f0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"413c4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/05\/21\/opinion\/columns\/a-17th-century-mountain-of-gold-in-cavite-a-chinese-massacre-and-a-license-to-kill\/1844436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff64615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ff64615\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00f0d22\" data-id=\"00f0d22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c609987 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c609987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a464f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9a464f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c54aab7\" data-id=\"c54aab7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c024ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c024ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Refugeeing for Dummies<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>May 14, 2022<\/p><p>WHENEVER I meet people who incessantly complain about good ol&#8217; RP, I feel compelled to tell them that, at least, they are not experiencing a big war since what we have are small wars, fought among ourselves to release tension like the smoking vents of\u00a0<a class=\"_magnetEntNameitent_400-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/topic?eid=2470461875&amp;ename=mount%20Makiling&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Makiling<\/a>. However, in case everything turns from worse to worst \u2014 read on \u2014 and learn what &#8220;refugeeing&#8221; is all about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc53f72 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc53f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2022\/05\/14\/opinion\/columns\/refugeeing-for-dummies\/1843591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTINUE READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04658a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"04658a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7806d7\" data-id=\"b7806d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bffe8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4bffe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3b302c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d3b302c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5a9780\" data-id=\"b5a9780\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dd9ca3\" data-id=\"7dd9ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c152ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c152ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #881a11;\"><a style=\"color: #881a11;\" href=\"https:\/\/saulhofilenajr.com\/?page_id=1555\"><strong>&lt;&lt; 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Republic July 16, 2022 IN English, it is the turn-off, turn-on republic. He confronted me with an air of bureaucratic authority. It was not the authority of the duly-elected, but of one whose powers were bestowed by a main proponent who is a member of the political administration. CONTINUE READING None Dare Call It Treason July 9, 2022 TREASON is a war crime, so there must be a war between the\u00a0Philippines\u00a0and another State for treason to be committed. When peace reigns, there can be no traitors. The crime of treason is punished by a State as a measure of self-defense. A Filipino citizen or an alien residing in the Philippines, may be held accountable for treason. Treasonous intentions may reside in the hearts of men, but if there is peace, such dormant intentions will not be grounds to convict a person of treason. CONTINUE READING Our Country Men &#8211; At the National Art Gallery of Singapore July 2, 2022 I KNOW, I should be writing about murders, homicides, war crimes, crimes against humanity and all that hair-raising stuff, but being a Filipino made me write this piece. I cannot help it, the indio in me made me do it. CONTINUE READING Holodomor June 25, 2022 HOLODOMOR \u2014 the very sound of the word is frightening. Now, say it with intensity in base baritone, as if the word is in upper case, in capital letters, and pronounce each syllable slowly; doesn&#8217;t it sound terrifying? CONTINUE READING A Fish-Eye View June 18, 2022 CHINA\u00a0is at it again. Like the North Korean rocket man who fires ICBMs worth millions of dollars at the sea, for no reason at all but to scare his neighbors while his people are starving and remain unvaccinated, China manages to raise alarm levels. CONTINUE READING The National Artists Shopping List June 11, 2022 THE National Artist Award was created to honor our nation&#8217;s artistic geniuses. It was established in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 1001 dated April 27, 1972. The rank and title of National Artist is conferred on Filipino citizens who have, through the arts, helped define our national identity. CONTINUE READING The Lost Philippine and US Embassies in China June 4, 2022 THE civil war in\u00a0China\u00a0became a full-blown conflict after World War 2 and led to the defeat of the Kuomintang-led (Nationalist Party) government headed by\u00a0Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang then retreated to Taiwan and established a State and a government in that island across the mainland. The United States and the\u00a0Philippines\u00a0recognized the Taiwan government as the\u00a0Republic of China\u00a0(ROC) to the exclusion of the People&#8217;s Republic of China (PROC), the communist State led by\u00a0Mao Zedong. The US and the Philippines refused to recognize the mainland State of the PROC for which reason they established their embassies in Taiwan. CONTINUE READING A Neutral Corner May 28, 2022 WHAT are we to do if the synchronicity of events turns into a wider conflict and the threat of war engulfs our shores? One option is neutrality. It was an option which a delegate in the ill-fated\u00a0Constitutional Convention\u00a0of 1971 tried to present to our people. Delegate\u00a0Tomas C. Benitez\u00a0introduced Resolution 268 entitled &#8220;A Resolution to Include in the Declaration of Principles a Provision on the Perpetual Neutralization of the\u00a0Philippines.&#8221; CONTINUE READING A 17th Century Mountain of Gold in Cavite, a Chinese Massacre and a License to Kill May 21, 2022 IN 2020, in the\u00a0National Museum of Fine Arts\u00a0in\u00a0Manila, there was a gigantic painting entitled &#8220;The Three Mandarins&#8221; which was part of the Hocus I. exhibition. The painting illustrates the practice of diplomatic immunity. CONTINUE READING Refugeeing for Dummies May 14, 2022 WHENEVER I meet people who incessantly complain about good ol&#8217; RP, I feel compelled to tell them that, at least, they are not experiencing a big war since what we have are small wars, fought among ourselves to release tension like the smoking vents of\u00a0Mount Makiling. However, in case everything turns from worse to worst \u2014 read on \u2014 and learn what &#8220;refugeeing&#8221; is all about. 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