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Power Relationships III: Sub Judice

The past two ( 1 & 2 ) posts were all about a ranking European Commission officer who also taught at an exclusive school in Manila. He was accussed of sexual harassment for allegedly offering to give a a grade of "A" to a "Straight-A student" provided that she has sex with him. The offer allegedly came when the student met with the professor to complain about the failing grade that she got from his class. The student filed a complaint in the school board and later on, at the local court but the subject of the petition refused to answer the cases by claiming "Diplomatic Immunity". He has even left the country. Though I was very much tempted to post strong comments, I will keep my peace for the reason of "Sub Judice" . The case is now in court. Just a question, can a diplomat commit a crime not further to the functions of his office, and still be protected by diplomatic immunity?

Power Relationships II: The European Commission

Further to the previous article , the European Union's functions, as defined, is being printed here. European Commission : it is the executive body of the European Union. It acts as the guardian of the EU treaties to ensure that EU legislation is applied correctly, prepares policy initiatives and presents legislation suggestions, and serves as an authority in certain fields. As regards economic policy, the Commission provides recommendations for economic guidelines and reports matters relating to economic development and economic policy to the Council of the European Union. It monitors the public economy status of the member states and makes reports on this to the Council. The Commission has 25 members, one from each country (joined EU before 1.1.2007). Defined further, the European Commission is effectively the EU's civil service. It has powers of initiative, implementation, management and control. It is the guardian of the Treaties and the embodiment of the interests of the...

Power Relationships

Economics is also known as "Political Economy". Therefore, a lot of "Power Relationships" litter the busy field. Now if one will take a casual look at the current events influencing the "Wealth of Nations", it can easily be pointed out that "Those who have the gold, makes the rules!"- That's economics. This post is about a "Sexual Harassment" case against Luis Moratinos y Munoz, a Spanish national and Third Secretary & Political Affairs Officer of the European Commission to the Philippines. He also used to work as a professor at the very exclusive Ateneo de Manila University. In at least three articles at the Philippine Star, Lawyer Dong Puno wrote about a female straight A student "Jessica". "The facts , as alleged by Jessica, are all too familiar. She is a college student who received a failing grade in the subject handled by Mr. Moratinos. She not only disputed that grade but filed a formal complaint with th...