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Investors, entrepreneurs, and ordinary households need to believe that the powerful will be subject to the same rules as the rest of us
Allow me to deviate a bit from my usual economic commentary and ponder on the recent horrifying events at the Senate, which left the nation aghast and speechless.
To recap, sitting senator, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, wanted on an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, was allowed to slip into the Senate building, hide in plain sight, and scamper in a stairwell supposedly to avoid authorities believed to be implementing the arrest. In essence, the Senate coddled an international fugitive.
