It’s a mid afternoon on a Sunday. Rain’s falling. I close my eyes and I hear this ensemble of sounds all at once — the intermittent wind, the rustling of leaves, the pitter-patter on the roof, the plink on the wet pavement. It feels peaceful. I smile, full of gratitude for the weekend. I had…
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Diplomatic Anecdote 5: Suva Surprise
On 18 December 2025, the 52nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Fiji, I left Manila to fly to Fiji, to join the landing team here. We had an important task: to establish a new Embassy of the Philippines in Fiji, which will cover Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, with Consular…
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