CITATION for Jesse RobredoRamon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremonies31 August 2000, Manila, PhilippinesIt is sad but true. Democratic government is not necessarily good government. Too often, elections yield power to the few, not the many. Injustices linger beneath the rhetoric of equality. Corruption and incompetence go on and on. Voters, alas, do not always choose wisely. And yet, in Asia and the world at large, much is at risk when democracy founders, because democracy is the hope of so many. Jesse Manalastas Robredo entered Philippine politics...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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