The Philippines is an onion

Second of two parts

(We conclude today Reader Hector’s analysis of the Philippines today, “The Philippines is an Onion,” which as I expected has generated much interest and discomfited not a few members of the Philippine establishment. It’s not lost on me that in yielding my space to Hector, I am taking the equivalent of a professor’s sabbatical. I thank him for affording me this break. I will resume my own reflections and analysis of national affairs on Saturday.)