Ringing out the old, ringing in the new
Politics has never engaged my imagination. Philippine politics, more so. It is base and blusterous – so much compensation, it seems, for lost virility. Yet, with the nation electing a new president on Monday, the 10th of May, I find myself wondering what’s on the horizon. Will a new government usher in great, wonderful changes? The answer lies buried in the past… many years ago, in my salad days, when I was green and expectant… at the residence of the Indonesian ambassador to the Philippines in ritzy Forbes Park, Makati. (more…)
