JAIME J. YAMBAO

THERE was no knockout, and the winner was decided on points by the judges. But a boxing game the recent UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution against the Philippines, pushed mainly by Iceland, was not. No side should raise his arm in jubilation or feel aggrieved or outraged by the result. The matter’s not worth the strong and colorful invectives and other extreme emotional manifestations that some people have greeted the resolution with.

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