January 15, 2021 Keynes saves capitalism from itself Capitalism is an economic system that upholds a free market economy where private individuals or businesses own properties and capital goods. Its main essence is to make profit that it becomes the driving force for economic activity. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as authored by Jahan and…

January 3, 2021 Political Economy as a whole Political economy is a multidisciplinary branch of social science that tackles the relationship between the state and the market. Its roots can be traced back to the liberal Enlightenment in the late 17th century. In the 1870s, political economy was regarded as the discipline about how to…

January 29, 2021 Corruption Corruption is defined by Transparency International as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. In the government setting, corruption is the abuse of public office in particular for private gain. …

August 7, 2020 Political Participation in Nature “Man is by nature a political animal,” said by Aristotle in his book titled Politics. Aristotle posited that the defining feature of humanity is its rationality — our ability to act based on sound judgements. Being political animals, humans are therefore social beings capable of engaging in…

April 6, 2020 Genocide is one of the most notorious crimes known in international politics. Genocide was first coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1942 when the atrocities of the Nazi regime against European Jews, also known as holocaust, became globally known. This happenstance became a lens through which other cases of possible genocide are interpreted (Irvin-Erickson, 2017). From the ancient Greek word…

Disclaimer: This case digest is written by me as a fulfillment of my Paralegal Training Program in the University of the Philippines Law Center (batch 22; October 16, 2021). This was checked by Prof. Eduardo Labitag of the University of the Philippines College of Law. STATEMENT OF THE CASE: A petition for habeas corpus…

Disclaimer: This case digest is written by me as a fulfillment of my Paralegal Training Program in the University of the Philippines Law Center (batch 22; October 16, 2021). This was checked by Prof. Eduardo Labitag of the University of the Philippines College of Law. STATEMENT OF THE CASE: Petition for certiorari praying for…

Disclaimer: This piece is written by me for my Geopolitics and International Law (GEOPLGL) class at De La Salle University under Atty. Thomas Elliot A. Mondez of the Commercial Law Department (September 20, 2021). The Unites States (US) has always projected its power through ardent diplomacy with other states. However…

Years ago, I read a blog on Tumblr that said, “you can live for whatever needs you and whatever matters to you… live for whatever keeps you alive.” Some people replied and said that at some point in their lives they lived for “external things,” such as for their best…