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JoeAmEl Niño, La Niña, Habagat and Amihan: Learning to Read the Philippine Climate
By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines does not have four seasons. But Filipinos live with a climate system that can sometimes feel as if we do. There are the hot and dry conditions associated with El Niño. There are the unusually wet conditions that can accompany La Niña. There is the habagat, or southwest monsoon, … Continue reading
Capability is What Remains
By Karl M. Garcia For decades, countries have been placed into categories: First World, Third World, developed, developing, emerging. But labels tell us less than a simpler question: What can a country reliably do? Can it educate its people, build and maintain infrastructure, produce competitively, connect its regions, operate complex systems, respond to shocks, enforce … Continue reading
From Decongestion to Justice: The Philippines Needs a System That Does Not Refill Its Jails and Dockets
By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines has begun to demonstrate something important about its justice system: coordination can produce results. Over the past several years, the Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC), together with the Supreme Court, Department of Justice and Department of the Interior and Local Government, has expanded inter-agency cooperation through Justice Zones and … Continue reading
The Philippines Is a Legal Hybrid: Does the Mix Cost Us the Rules of the Game?
The Philippines runs on Spanish-derived civil law and American-derived common law at once. Where each came from, how we ended up with both, and whether the mix makes it harder to know the rules of the game.
The Merchant of Venice: Casket Analysis — Desire, Choice, and Value
By Karl M. Garcia William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice uses the famous casket test to explore one of the play’s most enduring questions: How do human beings distinguish genuine value from attractive appearances? Portia’s deceased father has designed a test in which her suitors must choose among three caskets—gold, silver, and lead. Each contains … Continue reading
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