By: Julienne Therese V. Salvacion San Beda University – Manila The sun has risen. The coffee is brewing. It is a brand new day and the newspaper is waiting. Flipping through the pages, catching the headlines, reading the columns and wondering: what is happening? Several sunrises ahead, the newspapers…
By: Jun Dexter H. Rojas Polytechnic University of the Philippines What would we do without freedom? Perhaps the best way to appreciate the meaning of a concept is to imagine life without it. Imagine life without cellular phones or the internet or electricity. Certainly, feelings of discomfort, anxiety and…
By: Nigel Carmelo Q. Reago De La Salle University Safeguarding Liberty and Nurturing Prosperity under the Rule of Law The legal profession has been sometimes referred to as the oldest profession and it has taken various forms throughout time – from the representatives of the kin group in ancient…
By: Josiah David F. Quising Far Eastern University Through passing eras and changing times, the definition of liberty has been clouded by different ideologies. At one point, it merely meant the opposite of being in chains; for some, it was equality; for others, it was to do anything as…
By: Edrea Jean V. Ramirez University of Santo Tomas The freedom of the people, with very limited resources, could be rendered futile. The underprivileged are constrained to settle for less, rather than end up with nothing. The members of the marginalized sectors of society choose an option, not because…