The wealthiest man in the Philippines, and one of the wealthiest in the world (52nd globally, according to Forbes’ 2018 roster of billionaires), died over the weekend, and with his passing an extraordinary saga of ambition, hard work and achievement now passes into legend. Still, even when he was alive, Henry Sy Sr. and the $20-billion fortune he had built from scant beginnings already had the aura of the legendary to them, told and retold as
The rule has always struck me as unfair and unjust. When the accused wins in a criminal case, the “not guilty” decision is final and cannot be appealed. But when the accused loses, the “guilty” verdict can be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. In November 2018, the Sandiganbayan
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