After going on the lam for several months, former congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. was arrested on March 21 in Timor-Leste by East Timorese police pursuant to a “red notice” issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). A red notice is a request to law enforcement authorities worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending his or her extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sought Interpol’s assistance after multiple charges for
Suffering is part and parcel of life, at least some of it. But Filipinos who are poor or part of our low-income groups get the brunt of it. What adds salt to open wounds is the glaringly ostentatious display of wealth. We suffer from lack, but we are tortured when many among the rich and powerful live public lives of luxury. Which is not really that strange in democratic countries where capitalism holds sway. It is not only strange, however, but scandalously anomalous when those who wield political power through elections, or appointments, display lifestyles contrary to law. I even wonder
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