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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FILIPINO PEOPLE Hand Outs
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FILIPINO PEOPLE Hand Outs
other countries and to receive school in the Philippines.” For this, the
representatives coming from other government demanded for a public
countries. This right also includes the apology from ABC and form the actress
right to refuse a person who is not herself.
acceptable to the State. Such a person
is referred to as a persona non grata to ●Chip Tsao, a Hongkong-based
receiving state. columnist, called the Philippines as a
"nation of servants" in his article titled
EX: The Department of Foreign Affairs “The War At Home”
(DFA) declared a Panamanian diplomat ●The Beatles was publicly denounced
who was accused of raping a 19-year- by former First Lady Imelda Marcos for
old Filipina as persona non grata. refusing to have dinner with the
In accordance with Article 9 of the presidential family. The band, however,
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic politely declined and explained that
Relations, Shcks should be recalled or they were too tired to go. The Imeldific
terminated of his functions by the must have cried, "The Beatles have let
Panamanian government or he will me down.”
accordingly be stripped of his
immunities," the DFA said. Government and State
These are not synonymous with each
The list of Philippines PERSONA NON – other; The government is an element of
GRATA the state. There can be no state without
Alec Baldwin, 51 year-old Emmy- a government but there can be a
winning actor, said that he was government without a state.
"thinking about getting a Filipino mail- State- permanent
order bride." This turned out to be very Government- may come and go
derogatory a statement that angered without affecting the state.
some of the Filipinos.
A State differ from a Nation:
Claire Danes was banned by former A State differ from a Nation in the sense that
President Estrada for describing Manila the state is a political concept while nation is a
as as "ghastly and weird city", in an radical concept.
interview in Vogue magazine. ● Burgess defines Nation as a population
inhabiting a territory of geographic unity and
In one scene of ABC's Desperate having a common language & literature, a
Housewives, Susan Mayer played by common tradition & history, common customs
Teri Hatcher was going to be checked & consciousness of right & wrong
by a gynecologist but refused to be
examined. She said, “Okay, before we Differences between Nation & State
go any further, can I check those 1. There can be a Nation without there
diplomas? Coz I would just like to make being a State
sure they are not from some med
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