Ramos-Horta at the UP College of Law

East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta is the only president I know who, after giving a lecture to college students, willingly takes questions as well.
He was one of the speakers in UP’s Centennial Lecture series on August 11. I was more than an hour late, but was still in time for some good quotes.

Where are the citizen journalists of Mindanao?

Where are the bloggers of Mindanao, the citizen journalists who we have hoped would keep us updated on the ARMM elections? The ARMM elections are the first automated elections in the country. If all goes well, the government hopes to also automate the 2010 national elections.