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'Gifts and Gratuities' for a Filipino General

by Bradley Hope /
On December 19, 2003, brothers Juan Paulo and Ian Carl Garcia arrived at San Francisco International Airport off a flight from Manila. Headed through customs, US officials asked them the routine question: “Do you have anything to declare?”

The Politics of Taylor Swift in Asia

by Tom Wright /
Taylor Swift's juggernaut global tour has hit Asia, causing tensions between Singapore, the only Southeast Asian stop on her itinerary, and neighboring countries like Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.